About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12748
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-52064
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 829th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kössen
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°35'N, 12°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Kuftstein, östlich
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broker, Walter L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Fuccillo, George A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Griffin, Albert C. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Jones, Charles W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Krueger, LaVern R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Kuszler, Walter J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Lambros, Peter D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | 0 |
| Magness, John N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Michalaros, James | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Pooley, Karl W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Welger, Adam L. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
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-00861.html)