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)