About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12473
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-52610
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
765th 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.
Pecs
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.
Sowjetische Linien

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Angaroni, John H. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Baker, Robert K. Maj Co-Pilot Rtd
Bowen, Jack A. 1st Lt Gunner 1 Rtd
Burleson, Glenn W. 1st Lt Bombardier Rtd
Cakley, Donald S. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Carter, James E. S/Sgt Gunner 8 Rtd
Harvey, William J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Leibe, Edward A. Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Novak, Kenneth R. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Phalen, Robert F. 1st Lt Gunner 2 Rtd
Polk, Andrew W. 1st Lt Navigator Rtd
Woodruff, Lawrence O. 1st Lt Pilot 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-00834.html)