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)

Map of related places

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)