About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7338
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29573
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 760th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Zwölfaxing
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien Umgebung
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°08'N, 16°28'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schwechat
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:31
- Time of the crash.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battice, Hans J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Box, Leonard J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gallegos, Ernest E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Jones, Robert J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Karpinsky, Adrian P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| LaMothe, Russell J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Myer, Richard P. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Nichols, Loring R. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Stine, John H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Yanz, Harry A. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
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-00466.html)