About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12452
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-78195
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 717th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Adria
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- jugoslawische Küste
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckinridge, Gilmer J. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Dannis, Alfred C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Depuy, John C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Gates, Howard L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Geramita, Samuel S. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Hodgson, William R. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Oksenkrug, Paul | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Paul, James L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Sanetta, Emil | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Velker, John J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
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-00819.html)