About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6967
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95300
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pöllau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 15°42'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Birkfeld (Ost-Stmk.)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:07
- Time of the crash.
- 10:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escue, Walter H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Henning, Albert C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Otto, Robert W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Reed, Kenneth E. | F/O | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Smith, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Smith, Warren S. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Sullivan, Earle E. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Sullivan, Thomas J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Sutton, William H. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00404.html)