About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2685
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-7745
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 718th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Rüstorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°04'N, 14°24'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Steyr
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braud, Joseph O. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Ferguson, Roy L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Fritsche, Joseph R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Harrell, William M. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Kenney, Edward F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Mahn, George F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Nelson, Fred O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Robinson, Charles W. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Tesconi, Also F. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Wingfield, Harold C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
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-00061.html)