About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9199
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-78683
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 725th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Präbichl-Paßhöhe
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Seewiesen
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs, Blaine A. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Donovan, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Feuerstein, Nathan U. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Johnson, Albert W. | Capt | Pilot | EUS |
| Kelley, Steve W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Lawless, Valentine B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Meissner, Gustave H. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Nowling, Kenneth D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Plummer, Lane B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Richey, Orville W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Scheer, George F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00586.html)