About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12490
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78224
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 826th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-16
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Neuburg an der Donau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Udine
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Lienz, nördlich
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Kenneth W. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Gardner, William H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Johnson, Ward L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Kuhn, Frederick D. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Mason, George H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| McSween, George R. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Montoya, Mauro A. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Nelson, James V. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Riersteker, John L. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| West, Richard R. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | 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-00839.html)