About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12108
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-95922
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 736th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- 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-Floridsdorf
- 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 wurde schwer von Flak getroffen, konnte sich zunächst in der Formation halten, ehe es zu Boden ging.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bender, Albert | 2nd Lt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Brody, Alvin S. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Bucholtz, Donald J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Fry, Richard E. | Capt | Pilot | KIA |
| Haws, Robert S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Jensen, Robert H. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Kincaid, Harry B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DOW |
| Kulhanek, Earl E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Mars, Russell E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | EUS |
| Shephard, Jonathan W. | F/O | Navigator | KIA |
| Slyder, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Stanton, Edward J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00794.html)