About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5414
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-41011
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 345th 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.
- Wiesmath
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
- 10:28
- Time of the crash.
- 10:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartch, Thomas A. | Pvt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Campbell, Douglas E. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| DeShon, Ralph L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Goodnight, Elmer K. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hart, Mervin S. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McMurrough, Eliot S. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Miller, Carl F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Ricciardi, Caesar J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Shaugnessy, William J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Velin, John E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00213.html)