About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3208
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29228
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 723rd 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.
- Wels
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°05'N, 13°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Lambach
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:06
- Time of the crash.
- 12:10
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Charles E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Bernard, Bernard E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Flock, William C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| McGarvey, Robert C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Miller, William A. | Maj | Pilot | DED |
| O'Connor, Lawrence J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Shaw, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Smith, Clarence W. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Squires, John O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Whitney, Richard M. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
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-00084.html)