About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13261
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 44-50584
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 721st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Seibersdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°11'N, 16°12'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- westlich Melk
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentzlin, Carl G. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Fuller, Ray R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Hutchings, Fitzhugh L. | Pvt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Kitzman, Richard | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Miller, Frank E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Ordrop, Emil V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Reid, Francis | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Searle, Albert V. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Spychalski, Paul W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Webb, Harold M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
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-00922.html)