About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11836
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28890
- The name of the plane.
- Squadron No. 200
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 824th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Balaton
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Sowjetische Linien
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock, Philip J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Downs, Thomas A. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Eash, Ernest E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Ferris, John O. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Howell, John S. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Metzler, Rhio | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| O'Sullivan, Thomas | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Pell, Johnny L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Plude, Louis X. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Tulley, Edgar J. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00761.html)