About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9051
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41060
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 725th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sopron
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burger, Francis L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Cassin, James M. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Clark, Richard B. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Devlin, James J. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Margaritis, Constantine P. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Silverstein, Arnold R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Smith, Ashley D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Vorhaus, William G. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Yarbrough, Lloyd E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00560.html)