About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1138
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-41188
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 415th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-11-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Klingenfurth
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°50'N, 16°15'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jennersdorf Nähe
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowenien
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug geriet in Brand und explodierte in der Luft. Drei Besatzungsmitglieder verloren dabei ihr Leben.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Irving F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Clarke, Ernest F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Colangelo, Emile W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Giuz, William | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Karrish, Edwin A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Price, Edward | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Tubman, Norman M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Webb, Owen R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Weidig, Carlton H. | 1st Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Weldon, Frank D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00015.html)