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)