About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6312
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78209
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 515th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bratislava
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Komarom
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°57'N, 18°03'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowakei
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:50
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fahr, William F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Gibson, Charles | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Hadfield, George G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Keyes, George R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Lain, A. W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Marcus, Frank P. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| McNally, Charles H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Peterson, Marshall V. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Schoenlein, Donald L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Wiles, Carleton E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
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-00281.html)