About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11399
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51790
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 720th 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.
- Tamási
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°42'N, 17°16'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Neusiedlersee
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:38
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Oscar C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Auman, Robert M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Burleson, James B. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Cunningham, Charles | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Damato, Silvio A. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Flohr, Milton F. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Harris, Robert R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hecht, Dean M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Landry, Lamar R. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Spence, Jason L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00740.html)