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)