About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10917
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78347
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 514th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Hall in Tirol
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Alpbach / Höselalm
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 11°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Schwaz in Tirol
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel, Jack W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Barton, Wilfred J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Emlaw, Donald L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Faeth, Clifford C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Johnston, Charles M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Kautzman, Frank N. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Mitchell, Donald E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Oelslager, William R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Stephenson, James R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Williams, Don D. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00718.html)