About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12142
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-4927
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 746th 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.
- Taszár
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°50'N, 16°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wr. Neustadt westlich
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore, Royal J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Eschberger, Lamar | Capt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Goldman, Robert A. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Hastings, James R. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hess, Thomas M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Macheras, George P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Martin, Thomas L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Neill, Clarence C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | Rtd |
| Nelson, James A. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Sokol, Lester L. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Strube, Donald W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| West, Lionel A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00809.html)