About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11830
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49460
- The name of the plane.
- Larruping Libby
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 724th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-31
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szolnok
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°19'N, 15°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Zwentendorf bei Tulln
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug hatte einen Propellerausfall und musste im sowjetisch kontrollierten Ungarn notlanden. Über mehrere Zwischenstationen gelang der ganzen Besatzung die Rückkehr.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boots, Lloyd O. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| DiCioco, Albert | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Mandel, Harold | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Pfeiffer, Rheuna B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Roebke, Ernest W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rouleau, Joseph F.A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Schmitz, Lloyd W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Slankard, Kenton G. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Wabb, Joseph C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Zerbe, Ralph W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00758.html)