About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8746
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28919
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 723rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-09-10
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°40'N, 17°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Südungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Burl A. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Becker, Charles E. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Evans, Buford B. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Gatewood, Vernon L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gordon, Richard O. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Kahn, Lessing A. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Kelly, Earle W. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Neese, John C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Paschal, Willis A. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Rinschler, Robert F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00542.html)