About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4226
- The type of the plane.
- None
- The plane ID.
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 717th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Schwechat
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- kein Absturz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°12'N, 16°33'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:52
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rechner, Francis X. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
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-00158.html)