About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3256
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52330
- The name of the plane.
- Paper Doll
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 745th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-03-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kirschentheuer
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Klagenfurt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:44
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Unmittelbar nach dem Abwurf der Bombenlast und dem Schließen der Bombentore wurde das Flugzeug von Flak-Geschossen getroffen. Im Inneren brachen Feuer aus, die rasch um sich griffen und Teile der Besatzung töten. Nur vier Crewmitglieder konnten sich retten. Bevor das Flugzeug zu Boden trudelte, schlugen Flammen aus dem oberen Turm. Kurz darauf explodierte es in der Luft.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, George G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| Exarhakos, John | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Feld, Edwin L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Garza, Reinaldo C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Lamenski, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Plourde, Milton D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Rich, Archie L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Talcott, Burt L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Turitz, Norris | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Willson, Albert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00087.html)