About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5859
- The type of the plane.
- B-24D
- The plane ID.
- 42-40775
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 565th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-10-01
- 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.
- 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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley, William H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Driver, Robert R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Early, Stanton A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Edwards, James A. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Englehardt, Jack B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Matson, Kenneth N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Monroe, Stewart W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Patterson, Charles F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Sheahan, Harold L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Strasemeier, William R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00255.html)