About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 4389
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52231
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 746th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-04-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bad Vöslau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Györ
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 17°10'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Neusiedlersee
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von einem deutschen Jäger getroffen und fiel hinter die Formation zurück, wo sie schon von weiteren Jagdflugzeugen erwartet wurde. Das Flugzeug legte sich auf den Rücken, die Besatzung sprang ab, bevor die Maschine in den Sturzflug überging und am Boden aufschlug.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashaw, Leon P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Crow, Author L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Duncan, Glenn E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Feuerstein, Louis E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Graham, Gordon L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Kensinger, Leslie C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Lindberg, Herbert E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Marston, Douglas L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Townsend, John C. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Webb, Edwin J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | MIA |
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-00164.html)