About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3693
The type of the plane.
B-24
The plane ID.
42-52168
The name of the plane.
The Citadel
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
725th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-02-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Regensburg
The place where the bomber crashed.
Zederhaus
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
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.
Die Maschine befand sich im Anflug auf Regensburg und wurde noch über Italien von Flak--Geschossen getroffen und über den Karnischen Alpen von deutschen Jagdflugzeugen attackiert. Das 3. Triebwerk geriet in Brand geschossen und die Maschine stürzte in den Bergen des Silbereck ab.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Eldridge, Griffith M. Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Grant, Richard C. 2nd Lt Navigator MIA
Grooms, Kelly D. 0 Gunner 4 0
Kelly, George M. 2nd Lt Bombardier MIA
Lamon, Gavin G. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Mitchell, Charles W. Sgt Gunner 2 0
Radocy, Bartholomew J. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Torres, Reyes V. 0 Gunner 6 0
Webb, Lloyd E. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Zender, Nicholas J. 2nd Lt Pilot 0

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-00112.html)