About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 1840
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-73421
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 343rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-12-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Augsburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wattens
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappell, Jesse C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Hallock, John L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Hires, Floyd W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Jeffries, William B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| LaSalle, Clarence N. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Leslie, Charles H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Lusby, Moody L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Mullen, Kevin P. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Rossman, Richard | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Simms, Joseph H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Tipps, Lyman H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | 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-00029.html)