About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13989
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51636
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 742nd 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.
- 48°19'N, 14°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- nördlich Linz
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Cleo W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Bechen, Donald M. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Blankinship, Erskine L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Brandt, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Bruyere, George F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Dominey, John R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Funk, Frederick R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Greenman, John W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| James, Robert E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Tronoff, Theodore V. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00942.html)