About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7957
- The type of the plane.
- B-24C
- The plane ID.
- 42-78171
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 725th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Markersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Nasswald / Karlalpe (SO)
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Maribor (Y)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:17
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baier, Emanuel S. | Pvt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Blevins, Grover C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Carroll, John M. | F/O | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Glance, Jack A. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Hoyt, John C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hurst, Willim L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Maurath, Charles W. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Panyity, Glenn S. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Rump, Ephraim J. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Williams, Wilbur L. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00487.html)