About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12941
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49366
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 740th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-12
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Floridsdorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ungarn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°25'N, 15°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Friedberg, Steiermark
- 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.
- Sowjetische Linien
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Charles S. | 1st Lt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Beauchemin, Albert E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | EUS |
| Bracelton, Charles M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Coats, John A. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | DOW |
| Colton, Arthur S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | EUS |
| Drabik, Edward H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| King, Craig F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Lashinsky, Francis J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Lipps, Walter W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Taylor, William H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Winter, Andrew R. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| von Schriltz, Richard J. | Capt | Pilot | 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-00880.html)