About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13992
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49771
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 756th 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.
- Ebenfurth
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°25'N, 14°37'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Gutau, nordöstlich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton, Emory L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Galipeau, Gerard J. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Gray, Richard E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
| Jones, Robert G. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Mansfield, LaForest D. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| May, John | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Morton, Robert M. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | Rmc |
| Reimers, William L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Stumpe, Edward H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Synowka, Bernard J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rmc |
| Whittaker, George R. | Sgt | Gunner 8 | 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-00944.html)