About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 15861
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 41-23811
- The name of the plane.
- Fascinatin' Witch
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 66th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1943-10-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pilgersdorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridges, Donald O. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Bridges, Richard W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| DiSalvio, Robert | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Garrett, Kenneth O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Mercer, George W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Phelps, Delmar F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
| Rosenstein, Jacob | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Sasek, Charles M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Schuler, William M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Stiefel, Max A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | POW |
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-00968.html)