About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12712
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-48862
- 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.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Györ
- 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.
- Moosbierbaum
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 15:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde von Flakgeschossen getroffen und zwei Triebwerke begannen zu rauchen. Flakgeschosse hatten den Co-Piloten tödlich verletzt (seine rechte Seite war aufgerissen). Der Pilot entschied sich für den Notausstieg, der er glaubte nicht mehr bis zu den sowjetischen Linien zu kommen. Als sie den Co-Piloten aus seinem Sitz heben wollten, erkannten sie, dass er tot war.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anspach, Rodney C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Byrne, James J. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Cousins, Arch C. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Ebner, Philip D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Horan, Robert J. | 1st Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Jensen, Edgar B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Livingston, Edward D. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Miller, Gerald R. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Morrison, Elmer H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Nolan, Robert R. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Vick, Alfred L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00854.html)