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)