About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3174
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-7715
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 719th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Semriach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Annaberg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Besatzung wurde bei Mauritzen, Semriach bzw. Radegund von Polizisten festgenommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, William C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Burt, Doyce V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Caldwell, Vernon C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Faulhaber, Jack C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Feldman, Robert | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Fink, William D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Merey, Howard R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Rush, Lewis M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Sumpter, Frank I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Williams, Clifford | PfC | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Woodle, John C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00079.html)