About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3161
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-28604
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
15th USAAF 450 761
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-02-22
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Regensburg
The place where the bomber crashed.
Cakovec (Czaktornya)
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°40'N, 13°15'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Hermagor westlich
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Day, Claude D. Sgt Gunner 6 0
Erickson, Henry M. Sgt Gunner 5 MIA
Goodson, Roger J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 0
Houghton, Harold J. F/O Co-Pilot 0
Kandarian, Harry A. S/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Mainard, Arthur M. S/Sgt Gunner 4 0
Miller, Armand K. S/Sgt Gunner 2 0
Montgomery, Jack M. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Prentice, Louis M. 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Reno, William E. 1st Lt Pilot 0

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-00078.html)