About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12104
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52058
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 415th 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.
- Ritzing / Helenenschacht
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 50°00'N, 16°07'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Cz
- 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.
- Die Maschine wurde durch Flaktreffer zum Absturz gebracht. Die Besatzung konnte sich mittels Fallschirm aus der Maschine retten, wurde jedoch in der Luft beschossen - ein Besatzungsmitglied fand dabei den Tod.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Burton D. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Diveley, William B. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Freeze, Grover C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Hack, Herman H. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Link, James H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| McCubbins, William A. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Neff, Mariek A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Phelps, Howard F. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Tonne, Lauren E. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Williams, Robert D. | 1st Lt | 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-00791.html)