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)