About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12360
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51382
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Leonding
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Earl W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Au, James B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Barbieri, Joseph P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Delfino, Tira | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Gembala, Johnny L. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Johnson, Roscoe S. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Lowry, Lionel L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Puskas, Joseph T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Wilmes, John H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Winograd, Leonard | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00815.html)