About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12745
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41218
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 716th 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.
- Acsteszer
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°20'N, 15°59'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.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ames, Warren F. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Bradley, James F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Bremermann, Floyd B. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Brown, Donald P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Burnette, Hubert R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Farrington, William R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Hill, Preston J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Knox, John P. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Kozekowski, Felix D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Rost, Kenneth C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
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-00859.html)