About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13991
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-95342
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
724th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-04-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Unbekannt
The place the bomber targeted.
Linz
The place where the bomber crashed.
Szombor
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
48°17'N, 14°38'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Perg
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:42
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Ado, Frederick A. 1st Lt Pilot Rmc
Bonnett, William G. Cpl Gunner 5 Rmc
Burgess, Ernest M. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Couch, Walter S. Sgt Gunner 3 Rmc
Davison, Lee E. Sgt Gunner 1 Rmc
Golden, James A. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Miles, Elbert P. Sgt Gunner 2 Rmc
Miley, Bruce F. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rmc
Popok, Herbert B. 2nd Lt Navigator Rmc

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-00943.html)