About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12711
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51536
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 761st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ungarn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°19'N, 15°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Dürnrohr, nahe Tulln
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger, John B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Harrison, George W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kurts, Henry F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| McIntire, Edward C. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Moudy, Foy E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Pierce, James E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Schumer, Melvin L. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Shearer, Donald W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Sherman, William T. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Westfall, Curtis R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00853.html)