About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13987
The type of the plane.
B-24L
The plane ID.
44-49914
The name of the plane.
Easy Maid
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
782nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-04-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Linz
The place where the bomber crashed.
Linz
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Linz
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
13:17
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Chapman, John H. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Day, Leonard F. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Gemmato, Italo M. 1st Lt Pilot Rmc
Linsley, Robert L. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Martin, John C. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Smith, Freeman L. Cpl Gunner 5 Rtd
Smith, Lawrence J. F/O Navigator Rmc
Snow, William R. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Stickney, Norman R. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot EUS

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-00940.html)