About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11537
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-99773
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 738th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-20
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz Süd
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kleinreifling
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug erhielt einen Flaktreffer zwischen den Triebwerken und sackte sofort aus der Formation ab. Die Maschine schlug am Kühberg bei Kleinreifling auf und brannte vollkommen aus. Die Crewmitglieder konnten sich aus dem Flugzeug retten und wurden von Polizei und Bevölkerung in Kleinreifling festgenommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer, George W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Burgess, James D. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Chase, Donald L. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Cleverdon, Leroy C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Goetz, Lewis G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hennessy, John A. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Howington, Howard L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Irwin, Glenn M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| King, Louis L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Mickens, Richard D. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00742.html)