About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12073
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-51959
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
738th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-02-07
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Moosbierbaum
The place where the bomber crashed.
St. Pölten
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Moosbierbaum
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.
Festnahme

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Carroll, Edward J. T/Sgt Gunner 1 DED
Garvey, Edward C. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Linch, William R. T/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Martin, Horace A. 1st Lt Pilot EUS
Proie, Guy A. S/Sgt Gunner 4 EUS
Robbins, Gerald H. 1st Lt Navigator EUS
Russell, John R. S/Sgt Gunner 5 DED
Sosby, Jonas L. S/Sgt Gunner 6 EUS
Sullivan, Armand D. S/Sgt Gunner 3 DED

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-00775.html)