About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3406
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52305
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
506th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-03-18
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Friedrichshafen
The place where the bomber crashed.
Friedrichshafen
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Friedrichshafen
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
14:44
Time of the crash.
14:45
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Albert, Frank L. 1st Lt Pilot DED
Andello, David F. S/Sgt Gunner 4 DED
Bolick, Carl C. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Brady, Lloyd J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 DED
Castellotti, Paul E. 1st Lt Bombardier DED
Donnelly, Edmund H. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
McGeary, Meredyth F. 1st Lt Co-Pilot DED
Monteleone, Edward G. S/Sgt Gunner 6 DED
Walker, Beauford K. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Warvel, James K. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd

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-00100.html)