About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
10918
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49259
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
736th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-12-18
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Oswiecim
The place where the bomber crashed.
Papa
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Balaton
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Beebe, Thomas M. 2nd Lt Gunner 2 Rtd
Daniel, William J. 1st Lt Co-Pilot 0
Dodson, Alonzo R. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Dreiman, Hart W. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Fryer, Milton Capt Pilot Rtd
Griffin, Carroll R. T/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Martin, Donald R. 1st Lt Gunner 1 0
Phillips, Roy S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Rowland, Kaveda J. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Yount, Jack E. S/Sgt Gunner 7 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-00719.html)