About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2613
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-770
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 716th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pöllau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°48'N, 13°04'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Salzburg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:25
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cates, Walter C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Freeman, Charles E. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Lemak, Bala W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Milnes, James F. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Moore, Harry W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Reneau, Roy C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Rickels, James W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Shedlock, Carl A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Stack, Francis C. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Stout, George R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Thornton, Gordon D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00048.html)