About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12085
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-48774
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 725th 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.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Arad
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:25
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Hinter sowjetischen Linien.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, George W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Finke, William F. H. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hughes, Lawrence W. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kozdron, Stanley | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Lucas, Charles | Cpl | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Meyer, Lenhart E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Palaskis, Edward W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Paul, Charles I. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Ridenour, Rex W. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | 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-00785.html)