About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10735
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49414
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 726th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Oswiecim
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Magyarkeszi (Tamasi)
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Györ
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:20
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Sowjetische Linien (Sowjetisches Lazarett)
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahrons, George W. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Broadwater, Lawrence O. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Givens, William R. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hanley, Vincent P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Locke, James P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| McHale, Thomas E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Nall, Edward E. D. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Ogata, Kenje | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Sanderson, Richard L. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Sims, Elvin L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Tuscherer, Walter A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00705.html)