About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3301
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 41-23711
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 328th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-10-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Weiz nördlich
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 42°30'N, 16°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ehy, Lester J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Kasparian, Jack W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| McDonough, John M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Pedwell, Philip G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Smit, Adrian A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Staats, William A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Stein, William F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Sykes, William W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| White, L. H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Wilkinson, George B. | 2nd 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-00093.html)