About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3467
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-28659
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
738th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-03-19
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Steyr
The place where the bomber crashed.
Brežice
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wildon
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
14:10
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde von Jägern attackiert und in Brand geschossen. Nachdem die Brände auf das Innere übergegriffen hatte, zerbarst das Flugzeug und stürzte zu Boden.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Fowler, Louis B. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Groot, Lawrence A. 2nd Lt Pilot EUS
Inlow, Charles S. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Jamison, Samuel G. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Jurczak, Michael Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Keating, Donald A. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Salisbury, Frank L. T/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Stilwell, Walter L. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Walk, Charles E. 2nd Lt Bombardier EUS
Williams, Albert W. 2nd Lt Navigator 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-00105.html)