About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7117
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95257
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 767th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zeltweg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Weißenbach-Linz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:05
- Time of the crash.
- 15:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Ferguson, Bobbie C. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hewitt, Arthur L. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Iles, Harry N. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Koeppel, Harold G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Norton, Robert L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Olson, Rolland T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Rader, Joseph G. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Ray, Howard T. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Rice, Cyril B. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Schaeffer, Earl S. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | 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-00429.html)