About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9198
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28883
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 762nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Graz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Maribor
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°02'N, 15°26'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Graz-Liebenau
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, James R. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Foutz, Allen B. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hanford, Richard A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Hinchman, Bruce E. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Jackson, Hubert C. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Kielsmeier, Lester O. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Phillips, Ellis B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Pressler, Alfred E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Vores, Robert R. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Weaver, Vance W. | 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-00585.html)