About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6342
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29221
- The name of the plane.
- Toni Gayle
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 722nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Schwechat
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Schlosshof / Lassee
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°15'N, 16°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Marchegg, östlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:45
- Time of the crash.
- 10:20
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begush, Thomas C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Frink, Eugene F. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Gee, Edwin L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Geiger, Dudley J. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Goodwin, James W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Johnson, Virgil O. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Lord, Paul A. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Mower, Maurice C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Pearce, Rolland G. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Smith, Arlington B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
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-00297.html)