About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5370
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52243
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 716th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mattersburg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:36
- Time of the crash.
- 11:15
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Flakgeschossen getroffen, dabei ging das vierte Triebwerk in Flammen auf - die bald auf die ganze Tragfläche übergriffen. Die Maschine glitt langsam aus der Formation in die Tiefe.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Ellwood | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Foote, George W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Gates, Walter G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Gonrell, James W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Lain, Harry E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Madigan, Quentin P. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Murphy, John J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Nelson, Alexander R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Salyer, Audrey H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Yano, Albert J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
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-00209.html)