About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13487
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52039
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 98 416
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-31
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Linz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°18'N, 14°17'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boughner, Domer C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Day, Glenn L. | F/O | Navigator | KIA |
| Elander, John H. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Fowlkes, William K. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Olsen, Clifford P. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Roe, Charles A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Simmons, Kenneth E. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Wilson, Tom R. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Zellner, Eugene G. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00932.html)