About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12062
The type of the plane.
B-24G
The plane ID.
42-78455
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
721st Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-01-31
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Moosbierbaum
The place where the bomber crashed.
Maribor
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°33'N, 16°01'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wechsel
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.
Die Maschine sackte aus der Formation ab und wurde von Flak getroffen. Der Pilot versuchte zurückzufliegen, das Flugzeug stürzte jedoch bei Marburg ab.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Amos, Jack R. Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Campbell, Francis B. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot EUS
Ellison, Robert W. Sgt Gunner 5 DOW
Hayhow, Fredrick E. Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Hintlian, Harry S. 2nd Lt Navigator EUS
Klunk, Henry G. Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Lawley, George B. 2nd Lt Pilot EUS
McKeon, Thomas F. S/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Sullivan, George H. Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Wanless, Earling D. S/Sgt Gunner 7 KIA

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-00769.html)