About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12138
- The type of the plane.
- P-38
- The plane ID.
- 44-25038
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 15th USAAF 14th Fighter HQ
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ornding
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Pöchlarn
- 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.
- Der Pilot attackierte eine Eisenbahn aus der Luft und wurde dabei von Flak-Geschossen getroffen. Er konnte sich nicht aus dem Cockpit befreien und starb in der Explosion seiner Maschine.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branscombe, Frederick R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
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-00805.html)