About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12359
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-58408
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 766th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-21
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bodajk
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach, W. D. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Bennehoff, Frederick C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | DED |
| DeLanzo, James | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Emmons, M. D. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Gee, James R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Hooper, Josiah R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Mac Donald, Charles A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Schmitt, Robert C. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Taylor, Everett G. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Wolff, James R. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
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-00814.html)