About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 14037
- The type of the plane.
- B-24M
- The plane ID.
- 44-50382
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 746th 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.
- Györ
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°20'N, 14°17'E
- 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.
- 12:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty, Richard L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Lynch, John W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| MacPherson, John S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rmc |
| Mesimer, Harry A. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rmc |
| Neitzel, Dale W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Potokin, John L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Prokes, Irvin J. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rmc |
| Reece, William M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Shebilsky, Dale L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Wacker, Leo L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rmc |
| Wood, Paul L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | 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-00949.html)