About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5454
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-94949
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 741st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-30
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Bomben anderer Flugzeuge
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wels
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wels
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 14°01'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wels
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:43
- Time of the crash.
- 10:45
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bain, James K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Davis, Robert H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Elder, Thomas C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Fetty, Kenneth D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Higgins, Richard J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Kowley, Frank J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Lukashevich, Joseph J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Ogan, Joe L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Shenk, Myrel R. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Tarpy, Raymond P. | 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-00222.html)