About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
3956
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29255
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
721st Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-02-23
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Steyr
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wels
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°10'N, 14°02'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wels
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:10
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cannon, William P. 2nd Lt Pilot DED
Carder, James Sgt Gunner 4 Rmc
Cevin, Joseph F. 2nd Lt Bombardier EUS
Flynn, James E. S/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Hansen, Roy B. T/Sgt Gunner 1 EUS
Mitchell, John L. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Peck, Ralph E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot DED
Tracy, Jack H. Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Urech, Henry C. Sgt Gunner 3 EUS

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-00129.html)