About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
5190
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52215
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
723rd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-05-24
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Wiener Neustadt
The place where the bomber crashed.
Kaiblinggraben Veitsch
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°45'N, 15°13'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
westlich Mariazell
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde im Verband von deutschen Jägern angegriffen. Dabei gerieten zwei Triebwerke in Brand und die Maschine stürzte schließlich ab. Die Besatzung wurde nach Wien gebracht und musste durch die Straßen marschieren. Sie wurden beschimpft und bespuckt.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Baker, Bert O. 2nd Lt Pilot EUS
Chetwood, Park G. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Graham, James C. 2nd Lt Bombardier POD
Lindsay, John L. Sgt Gunner 3 EUS
Mayer, Henry A. Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Munsey, Guy V. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Roberts, Charles L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS
Rodgers, James W. S/Sgt Gunner 2 EUS
Smith, Orval A. Sgt Gunner 4 POD
Tysco, Stanley E. Sgt Gunner 5 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-00207.html)