About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12944
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49085
- The name of the plane.
- White "U"
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 781st Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Nove Zamky
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Nove Zamky
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Nove Zamky
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:35
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeson, Vincent A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
| Bradley, William A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Brannon, William J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
| DeForest, Willis M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Dworetzky, Edward | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Gallelli, Joseph A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | KIA |
| Hershey, Lester | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Long, Harold J. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Martz, Robert E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Renzo, Peter P. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Smith, George M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Volle, Herbert M. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 2 | 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-00882.html)