About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6432
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52265
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
737th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Moosbierbaum
The place where the bomber crashed.
Puchberg am Schneeberg
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°29'N, 16°22'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Mistelbach
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:40
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Andrus, Robert C. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Bardakjian, James 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Catania, Ignatius J. Sgt Gunner 3 DED
Collier, Alfred H. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Coln, Jack L. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Crist, Louis J. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
D'Urso, Andrew PfC Gunner 5 Rtd
Landon, Richard C. Pvt Gunner 4 Rtd
Morris, Roth R. Capt Pilot Rtd
Muller, Alvin F. F/O Bombardier 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-00324.html)