About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13195
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
42-50940
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
762nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-03-22
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Stadlau
The place where the bomber crashed.
Pottenstein
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°08'N, 16°08'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Breitenfurt bei Wien
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
Currin, Robert E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Frith, Rufus W. S/Sgt Gunner 1 0
Harrison, Ben R. 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Hasman, Norman J. S/Sgt Gunner 6 0
Holleman, Balus J. 2nd Lt Pilot 0
Levine, Melvin S/Sgt Gunner 4 0
Stacy, William M. S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
Tenney, Richard W. T/Sgt Gunner 2 0
Tyson, Kenneth E. S/Sgt Gunner 3 0

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-00912.html)