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)