About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2614
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 41-24618
- The name of the plane.
- Lit Jo
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 49th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Attersee
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°29'N, 14°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Trieben
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:15
- Time of the crash.
- 13:15
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Claston D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Daughdrill, Charles A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Durney, George P. | F/O | Pilot | Rtd |
| Hart, Jess C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Hollingsworth, Elvyn O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Larsen, Harold E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Martin, Bernard M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| McCarvel, Edward J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Meiselbar, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wise, James D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
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-00049.html)