About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3204
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-64455
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
721st 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.
Kematen am Innbach
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°08'N, 14°00'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wels
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:09
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Artzer, Samuel E. 2nd Lt Bombardier KIA
Blim, Warren C. 1st Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Hamric, Ernest R. Sgt Gunner 5 EUS
Lawson, Maynard J. Sgt Gunner 3 EUS
Moore, Dean J. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Paggi, Hugo J. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Pippins, Ralph L. T/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
Stanley, George A. F/O Pilot KIA
Vorhies, Charles F. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA

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-00081.html)