About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13251
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-78668
The name of the plane.
Girl Crazy
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
736th 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.
St. Valentin
The place where the bomber crashed.
Ohnhardskogel / Johnsbach
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
St. Valentin südlich
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.
Keine Luftwaffenbasis

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bond, James W. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Datino, John L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Donnell, Clifford E. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Faxon, Charles S. 2nd Lt Pilot MIA
Griffin, Carroll R. T/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Hoover, George J. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Mitchell, Charles H. Sgt Gunner 5 0
Sherman, Morton S. 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Weir, Vaughn E. 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-00919.html)