About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
12813
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49693
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
762nd 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.
Pecs
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°50'N, 15°40'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Wr. Neustadt, westlich
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.
Von den Sowjets in Gewahrsam genommen. | Gemeinsam mit anderen Fliegern (die jeden Tag kamen) nach Bukarest gebracht und von dort durch die SAAF nach Italien ausgeflogen.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Ball, Bertrand M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Binkley, Charles E. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Kulak, Peter Cpl Gunner 3 Rtd
Osborne, Carl S. Cpl Gunner 6 Rtd
Petersen, John C. Cpl Gunner 2 Rtd
Schultz, Johnnie F. S/Sgt Gunner 7 Rtd
Stiles, Frank J. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Thornburgh, Charles R. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Urban, Stanley J. Cpl Gunner 5 Rtd
Winges, Charles D. Cpl Gunner 4 Rtd

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-00866.html)