About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11839
- The type of the plane.
- P-51
- The plane ID.
- 44-13509
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 5th Fighter 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.
- Szombathely
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 16°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Szombathely
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine hatte nach ihrem Einsatz technische Probleme. Der Pilot entschied sich über Szombathely mit dem Fallschirm abzuspringen.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker, Bernell A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | POW |
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-00764.html)