About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
13995
The type of the plane.
B-24M
The plane ID.
44-50414
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
830th 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.
Parndorf
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.
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Keine Gefangenschaft. Auf sowjetischem Territorium.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Banker, Everett D. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rmc
Cathey, Joseph W. 1st Lt Pilot Rmc
Chamberlain, John E. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Dyke, Charles E. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Grandoni, Aldo Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Leibold, Raymond F. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Morrison, Thomas S. 1st Lt Navigator 0
White, Monte B. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Wilkins, Leon R. Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd

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-00947.html)