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)