About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12755
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52644
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 828th 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.
- Kufstein
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug kollidierte mit einem anderen US-Bomber (MACR 12748). Der Pilot wurde dabei aus dem Cockpit geschleudert und überlebte als einziger.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hafemeister, William J. | F/O | Navigator | KIA |
| Kaukas, William S. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Koller, Leegrand H. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| Koprowski, Henry | Cpl | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Langley, Carl W. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Miller, Richard V. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Shultz, Paul E. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Sumner, Doyle G. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Taylor, George L. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
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-00864.html)