About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
2627
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52266
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
736th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-02-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Graz
The place where the bomber crashed.
Freistadt
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°45'N, 15°37'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Leibnitz
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.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Aylsworth, Clarence W. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Benemann, Joseph R. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Buchanan, James B. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Doniger, John L. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Mattox, Paul W. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
McRae, Richard R. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Morris, Basil D. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Schwab, Gene T. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Yarsky, Melvin J. Maj Co-Pilot Rtd
Zadekian, Marvin Sgt Gunner 5 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-00056.html)