About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
2619
The type of the plane.
B-17F
The plane ID.
41-24571
The name of the plane.
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.
Frankenmarkt
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Digh, Webb J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Dunn, Lawrence J. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Hughes, Benjamin M. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Jackson, Edwin D. S/Sgt Gunner 2 0
Karsh, Ralph L. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
McMullin, John B. S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
McTeague, John J. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Meyer, Harry C. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Sneeden, Ralph J. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Taylor, Kinnon W. S/Sgt Gunner 6 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-00052.html)