About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12489
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49925
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
766th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-02-13
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Wien
The place where the bomber crashed.
Mosonszolnok
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
Ace, Keith F. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Battaglia, Russell J. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Drena, Michael S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Fink, Francis K. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Hennon, Ervin R. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Mann, Franklin R. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Mougianis, Emanuel M. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Schiffbauer, Eduard D. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Sherlock, John P. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Spencer, Lloyd O. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Sullens, Oliver P. 2nd Lt Navigator 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-00838.html)