About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9088
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
44-41056
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
727th 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.
Andau
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.
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Brennan, Thomas 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Brewer, Homer T. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Brooks, Frank M. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Henschel, Harold C. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Klopfenstein, Victor D. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Kopiasz, Stanley F. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Longbrake, Clarence W. S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Monaco, Eugene S. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Pasda, Joseph J. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Rozar, James P. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Weeks, Benjamin E. 2nd Lt Co-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-00573.html)