About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12830
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78459
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 760th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-01
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Banja Luka
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°35'N, 16°05'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Hollabrunn
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, James T. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Downing, Billy L. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Ehrke, Helmar W. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Gill, Aelred B. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Hansen, Howard H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Kellam, Marshall | Cpl | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Masters, William G. | Pvt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Pakradoonian, Sam S. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Santomauro, Savino | Cpl | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Sweetak, Dmitri A. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | 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-00874.html)