About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6956
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52249
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 741st 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.
- Böheimkirchen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°20'N, 15°56'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- westlich Tulln
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards, John R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Friot, Mahlon R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Hale, Richard D. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Harrington, Walter D. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Jordan, Leon D. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Loud, Robert W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Mitchell, Arnold W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Morris, Russell | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Newby, Merl F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Sherrick, Edgar S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00397.html)