About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4037
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52256
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 737th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bad Vöslau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Stotzing
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Bad Vöslau
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:17
- Time of the crash.
- 12:20
- Comments.
- Nach einem Angriff deutscher Jäger fiel das Flugzeug hinter die Bomberformation zurück und kollidierte dabei beinahe mit einem anderen US-Bomber. Raketen trafen die Flugzeugnase und lösten Feuer aus. Das Flugzeug ging auf Tiefe und explodierte nach dem Aufprall am Boden. Fünf Crewmitglieder kamen dabei ums Leben.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, Charles H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Harden, William J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Kelley, James A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Lunsford, Raymond E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Mackin, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| O'Connor, John J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Rackmyer, Paul A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Reed, John D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Trzcinski, Edmund | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| West, William M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00143.html)