About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11293
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51911
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sanski Most
- 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.
- Überführung von Jugoslawien nach Italien. Rückkehr zur USAAF.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Robert L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bracken, Robert T. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Cooper, Robert W. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Englerth, Joseph R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Johnson, Clarence A. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Kivior, Rudolph E. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Rau, Gordon J. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Schauer, Vernon M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Thomas, George E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Wilson, Byron D. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | 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-00736.html)