About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
4200
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-64461
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
718th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-04-23
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak und Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Schwechat
The place where the bomber crashed.
Zagreb
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
45°28'N, 16°20'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Jugoslawien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
15:30
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Crew gelang mit einer Ausnahme die Flucht zu den alliierten Linien.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Beaulieu, Joseph F. S/Sgt Gunner 2 0
Bicher, Robert B. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Erwin, Byron F. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Gorman, Earl P. T/Sgt Gunner 3 0
Mezo, Clarence L. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Miller, Robert M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Nilson, Thoralf N. T/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Rouse, Martin S. 1st Lt Pilot 0
Thomas, James S. 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Walters, John S. S/Sgt Gunner 4 0

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-00154.html)