About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7966
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78471
- The name of the plane.
- Fertile Myrtle
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 724th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Markersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mariazell
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°10'N, 15°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Markersdorf
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:15
- Time of the crash.
- 13:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Claude C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Bitzinger, James W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Black, Stanley E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Diaz, Alfonso B. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Donoghue, Cornelius E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Hogan, George L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Johnson, Wayne | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Lottman, Carl R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Ranville, Raymond A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Roettger, Clarence O. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
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-00493.html)