About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12820
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-50245
- The name of the plane.
- Princess Pat
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 723rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Lenti
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°30'N, 14°35'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Trieben
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahlschlager, William R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Beck, Franklin G. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Breckenfeld, Wallace P. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Cilestio, Lawrence | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Feld, Monroe H. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Gideon, Joe B. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Patterson, Thomas M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Stowe, Murray G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
| White, Donald L. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| van Huisen, Richard H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | MIA |
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-00868.html)