About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12089
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49418
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.
Deutsch-Wagram
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°10'N, 14°40'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Judenburg
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.
Das Flugzeug erhielt einen direkten Flaktreffer in den Bombenschacht. Es ging sofort in Flammen auf, verlor eine Tragfläche und stürzte zu Boden. Die gesamte Besatzung kam dabei ums Leben.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Baxter, John R. 2nd Lt Navigator KIA
Heartherly, Ralph E. Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Hoffpauier, Eugene W. Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Loenshal, James M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Magistro, Carmen A. Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Maslanek, Michael S/Sgt Gunner 7 KIA
Orth, Henry M. Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Palmer, Marion A. 2nd Lt Pilot KIA
Perkins, Sidney L. Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Wilson, Robert S.L. Sgt Gunner 3 KIA

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-00787.html)