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)