About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 3995
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52136
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 717th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Steyr
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Windischgarsten
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°02'N, 14°23'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Steyr östlich
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byer, Edward J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Lhevinne, Paul | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Mikolajczyk, Thomas | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Parks, George H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Radcliff, George E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Samson, Robert W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Simeone, Colombo | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Singleton, Porter H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Starr, John H. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Tom, Bill | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00137.html)