About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13190
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41091
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 764th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Schönfeld bei Gänserndorf
- 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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird, William R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Davis, Richard C. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Forster, John G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Olson, Dwight B. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Rice, John W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Sanders, William F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Sligar, Glenn A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Smith, Marlin R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Vaitkunas, William R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Wenzlik, Edward T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00909.html)