About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11831
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41134
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 739th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-31
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ungarn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°25'N, 17°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Slowakei
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, Gordon H. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bricker, Arthur L. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Dondes, Paul C. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Fife, Harry M. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Hardman, John W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hedden, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Johnson, Frank T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Metcalf, Enous J. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Newton, William M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Prichard, Artist H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Ripple, Alfred L. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | 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-00759.html)