About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3360
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52319
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 756th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-03-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien Zentralfriedhof
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 16°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde über Wien von Flak-Geschossen schwer getroffen, kollidierte mit dem Heck eines anderen Flugzeugs (42-52406) und zerbrach in der Luft. Teile schlugen am Wiener Zentralfriedhof am Boden auf. Hier fand man auch die sterblichen Überreste der Besatzung - keiner hatte den Absturz überlebt.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, William W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Becking, Marion L. | F/O | Navigator | DED |
| Davis, Lesley G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Diaz, Raoul G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Federonick, Charles | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Forkum, Aubrey D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Foster, Philip W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Harris, Robert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Jacobs, William G. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Jameson, James L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Kiggins, Owen V. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00095.html)