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)