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)