About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3288
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52312
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 739th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-03-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zagreb
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Graz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Gefangennahme
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius, Charles W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Petit, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | MIA |
| Smith, Harold M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | MIA |
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-00091.html)