About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
11536
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49343
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
739th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-01-20
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Linz Süd
The place where the bomber crashed.
Adria
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
46°54'N, 13°55'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Gurktaler Alpen
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.
Verschwunden

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Calhoun, William B. S/Sgt Gunner 7 DED
Carnathan, Charles L. T/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Conklin, Cornelius P. T/Sgt Gunner 4 DED
Darcy, Robert G. Capt Pilot DED
Gaunt, James C. 1st Lt Navigator DED
Lewis, Darel D. 1st Lt Co-Pilot DED
MacLean, James S. 1st Lt Gunner 1 DED
Mandelzweig, Arthur L. 2nd Lt Gunner 2 KIA
Martino, Vincent S. 1st Lt Bombardier KIA
Morrow, Robert G. S/Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Sanderson, Ellis L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 DED

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-00741.html)