About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5374
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95338
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 515th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neustadt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wiener Neustadt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 16°14'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:04
- Time of the crash.
- 10:30
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Flakgeschossen getroffen und ging sofort in einen spiralförmigen Sturzflug über. Nur vier Besatzungsmitglieder überlebten den Absturz.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Waard, Donald R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Goulder, Daniel L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Hansen, Harry S. | 1st Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Howard, Elverton R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Leibforth, William J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Moore, Luther D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Schermerhorn, Ellensworth F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Sprentz, Joseph J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Turner, William D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Whaley, Edward C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
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-00210.html)