About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12113
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-51733
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
721st 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.
Andocs
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°38'N, 16°02'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wechsel
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.
Sowjetische Linien

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Ament, Paul J. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Athon, Clifton E. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Birtles, James H. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Grady, Arthur J. S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Holman, George E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Kaesser, Alfred H. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Menendez, Edward 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Parnell, Roland C. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Sinski, Edward E. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Soehner, John K. P. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Wesley, Harold R. Sgt Gunner 5 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-00798.html)