About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9445
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-95352-A
The name of the plane.
Irish Lassie
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
344th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-16
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
St. Valentin / Steyr
The place where the bomber crashed.
Zagreb / Cazma
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°09'N, 14°50'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
nördlich Amstetten
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
11:15
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cox, Bryan D. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Cox, Levi P. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Ellwood, Robert F. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Fusco, Edmund J. F/O Navigator Rtd
Gensel, William C. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Gibson, Lloyd E. 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Gray, William J. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Hanus, Frank J. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Scott, Samuel W. 2nd Lt Pilot 0
Vogel, John D. Sgt Gunner 3 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-00604.html)