About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4024
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29216
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Donald R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Batterton, Herbert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Butler, George W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Caldwell, James E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Gibbo, Leo J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Kury, Jacob F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Moore, Gordon F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Phillips, John F. | F/O | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Piland, James C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Plourde, Gerald J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Woods, Ernest | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
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-00138.html)