About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8326
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51334
- The name of the plane.
- King High
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th 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.
- Krk-Insel
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°58'N, 15°52'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Feldbach
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:06
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapp, Harway S. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Cooper, Richard K. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | MIA |
| Ennis, Chester H. | F/O | Co-Pilot | MIA |
| Hardesty, Malcolm W. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | MIA |
| Nickoley, Arthur J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | MIA |
| Pelcher, John J. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Perez, Philip G. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Sanchez, Manuel R. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | MIA |
| Vance, Rodney J. | PfC | Gunner 5 | MIA |
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-00514.html)