About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3366
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29213
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 723rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Gmunden
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 14°02'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wels
- 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.
- Festnahme
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breneman, Robert A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Bublitz, Franklin J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Getuan, Leonard R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Green, James R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Hansen, Leyle L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Marinangeli, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Newman, Thomas K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Papierniak, Edward L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Samsa, Louis J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Vorhees, Ralph E. | 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-00098.html)