About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12462
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52041
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 824th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-21
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Oberwart
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barmall, Arthur W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Barr, Glyde S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Beczewski, John | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Dils, Robert J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Frazier, Eugene L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Gaerdits, Elmer A. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Grugg, Carrell L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Huberts, Harry K. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Lane, Walter E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Myers, William J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00827.html)