About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7956
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95379
- The name of the plane.
- Extra Joker
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 725th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Markersdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Türnitz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Türnitz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:16
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Elmer J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Bateman, Oscar W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Bates, Harry V. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Bednarek, Francis J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Breda, Peter | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Garbacz, Joseph | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Moore, Alvin W. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Nitsch, Milton R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Waneski, Edward S. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Whiting, Kenneth A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
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-00486.html)