About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11545
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-50892
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 740th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Tschechien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Cluj
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°00'N, 17°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:40
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Norman A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Ball, Robert M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bozek, Frank K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Brazil, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Denke, Rudolf C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Fitch, Earl F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Furbish, Howard M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Giles, Cary S. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hastings, Willis | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Kaplanek, Donald A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kiernan, James J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 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-00745.html)