About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12067
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-51183
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 512th 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.
- Sunja
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°37'N, 16°23'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Mistelbach
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartol, Wante J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Barton, Jack O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Cline, Paul W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| King, Richard M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Klein, Frederick J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Rembisz, Walter R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Smith, Alan M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Striman, Mark D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Tocco, Leonard N. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Ziegler, Harold F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00771.html)