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.

Map of related places

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)