About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8324
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-7763
- The name of the plane.
- Available
- 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.
- Hochanger (Berg)
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Maribor (Yu)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:01
- Time of the crash.
- 11:00
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erlitt über dem Ziel einen Treffer in das dritte Triebwerk und fiel hinter die Formation zurück - blieb aber zunächst stabil. Nach einer gewissen Zeit konnte der Pilot die Höhe nicht mehr halten und die Besatzung sprang ab.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony, Louis H. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Brown, Howard J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Busby, William A. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Malakowski, Willis H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Moreland, Samuel L. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Murray, John M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Phillips, Clyde A. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Rhilinger, Robert T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Suvada, Robert T. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Wyman, Carroll A. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | 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-00512.html)