About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9047
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-51764
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
725th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-13
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Wien-Mauer
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
11:45
Time of the crash.
13:00
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde über Wien von Flak getroffen, zwei Triebwerke gerieten in Brand und die Maschine stürzte zu Boden. Ein Teil der Besatzung konnte das Flugzeug verlassen, ehe es in der Luft explodierte.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Andrews, Garfield W. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Baker, Robert K. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Earnest, Clenon Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Egnatenko, Harry S/Sgt Gunner 6 0
Holquin, Sam A. Sgt Gunner 5 0
Johnson, David W. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Mosher, Kirk G. Sgt Gunner 3 0
Phelps, George C. 2nd Lt Bombardier 0
Ryan, Edward M. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Schoonover, Edwin L. Sgt Gunner 2 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-00557.html)