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)