About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12076
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52002
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 824th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Wien
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- 14:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert, Harvey B. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Bovard, William F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Dobratz, Richard E. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Henrickson, Harold M. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Koch, William C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Nesby, James B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Parks, Ralph E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Partain, Leonidas P. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Snodgrass, Roy S. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | SWA |
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-00778.html)