About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 16500
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-95285
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 512th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Adria
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 44°45'N, 15°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumm, Richard C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Harden, Gerald L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Holt, Jack D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Loewenthal, Ralph H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Martin, Kenneth F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| McDermott, John E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Messing, Gerard | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | DOI |
| Scott, Philipp R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Snipes, Oscar | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Walker, Colby G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Walker, Robert C. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 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-00970.html)