About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6023
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95357
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 738th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Schwechat
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Glomac
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schwechat
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:44
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
- Rückkehr (evakuiert)
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Richard B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Gerzel, Thomas H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Gresh, Kenneth L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Hardt, Frank | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Huber, Henry C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Lake, Richard I. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Parrish, Jack B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Pittman, Alfred S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Swisher, John D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00259.html)