About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9604
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78236
- The name of the plane.
- Gashouse Jr.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 724th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-05
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton nördlich (Szil)
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betz, John A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Fearnehough, James T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| Heitzler, George S. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Horstman, William E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Hyatt, James R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Kenison, David H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Kersten, Stewart O. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Kirkpatrick, Robert N. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Kremer, Albert K. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| MacPherson, Harold J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Morgan, Ezra R. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00610.html)