About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3312
The type of the plane.
B-24D
The plane ID.
41-23816
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
68th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1943-10-01
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wiener Neustadt
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°50'N, 16°15'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wr. Neustadt
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bauman, Francis A. T/Sgt Gunner 3 DED
Carlton, Edwin L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rmc
Danico, Anthony S/Sgt Gunner 4 DED
Guilford, George W. T/Sgt Bombardier EUS
Reasoner, Robert J. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rmc
Riche, Wison A. T/Sgt Gunner 2 DED
Scarlett, Theodore B. 1st Lt Co-Pilot EUS
Smith, Robert M. M/Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Vickary, Eugene 1st Lt Navigator EUS
Whitaker, Coleman S. 1st Lt 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-00094.html)