About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12262
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51401
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 512th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-17
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Schwechat
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°13'N, 16°24'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Wien
- 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.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen, Elmer P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | MIA |
| Granger, John F. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Heaton, Clifford R. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Hetherwick, Arnaud J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | MIA |
| Johnson, Melvern E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Lentz, Richard T. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Lusardi, Primo V. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Purkapile, Edwin E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Robertson, John M. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Stanley, Paul S. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Thorpe, Charles P. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | MIA |
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-00813.html)