About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5440
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28756
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 721st 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.
- Mariazell
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°40'N, 16°50'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.
- 10:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alston, Anthony A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Cich, Everett R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Dyjor, Frank J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Freislinger, Robert | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Gallagher, Joseph P. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| George, Waldemar C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Kavich, Aubrey V. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Simler, Herman J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Stricklin, William H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| van den Kooi, James | S/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-00219.html)