About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9217
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29455
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 721st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°15'N, 16°35'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- östlich Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:22
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Flakgeschossen am dritten Triebwerk getroffen. Zwei Besatzungsmitglieder sprangen ab.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake, Benjamin F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Raymond, Ivan W. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00596.html)