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)