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)