About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9056
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51587
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th 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.
- Blumau
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 16°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- östlich Baden
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahr, Lester M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Blom, Theodore C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Cassidy, John D. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Deemer, Evon S. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Faloona, George B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Folk, Drue W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Fumagalli, Frank J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Gaffner, Dean F. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Kornbluh, Martin | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Spellacy, Ibar M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
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-00562.html)