About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12086
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49868
- 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.
- Wien
- 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.
- 13:43
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erlitt einen Flaktreffer in das zweite Triebwerk, das sofort in Flammen aufging. Das Flugzeug brach aus der Formation aus und steuerte in Richtung Boden. Die Maschine explodierte schließlich in der Luft. Die Deutsche Luftwaffe fand später drei verbrannte Leichname im Flugzeugwrack, die nicht mehr identifiziert werden konnten.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefountaine, John F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Boyhan, Albert F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Dan, Silviu | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Felty, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Humes, Billy R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Johnson, William T. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| Pinette, Raymond L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Puglielli, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Rocconi, Roy R. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Romohr, Dale F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Schwartz, Richard D. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
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-00786.html)