About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13252
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51717
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 746th 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.
- Annaberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°08'N, 14°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördlich Steyr
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Frank K. | F/O | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Mahoney, Peter P. | F/O | Navigator | DED |
| McDonald, William C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| McWilliams, Clark L. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Meenan, Condy C. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Nyborg, Lowell D. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Thomas, James L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Ward, Richard J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| White, George E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00920.html)