About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2720
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-100265
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 514th 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.
- Marchtrenk
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°03'N, 14°25'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.
- Das Flugzeug wurde über Steyr von Jägern angegriffen, dabei schwer getroffen und zum Absturz gebracht.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare, Robert C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Fountain, Benjamin F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Hay, Orace W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Humienny, Stanley V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Kingsley, James G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Melius, Arthur C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | MIA |
| Miracco, Daniel A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Moody, Robert L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Moore, Benjamin R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Romanoff, Harold | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Yudkowitz, Seymour H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
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-00072.html)