About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12114
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
44-48964
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
514th 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.
Ptuj
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Slowenien
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:08
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Dobson, Gerald E. 1st Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Dunlap, Douglas C. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Erlichman, Gilbert 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Hall, Thomas L. T/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Meyers, James F. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Miller, Morris S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Miskin, Herbert S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Neifert, James O. T/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Pierce, James E. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Weiss, John N. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Wood, Wilbur C. Capt Pilot 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-00799.html)