About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12488
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-50281
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
514th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-02-15
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Breitenbrunn
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°56N, 16°43'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Neusiedlersee
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
Brown, Thomas H. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Brown, Walter F. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Hollman, Oger W. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Kellenbance, Henry C. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Kile, George H. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Koschnick, Robert A. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Louvier, James T. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Mabry, Clifford C. S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
McAllaster, Fred L. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Nulty, Leonard B. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Payne, John W. T/Sgt Gunner 1 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-00837.html)