About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12471
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49838
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 828th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bruck/Mur
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Eisenpaß, Bruck
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°25'N, 15°15'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Bruck/Mur
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daehn, Arthur I. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Hope, Edward D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Hubbard, Jack | F/O | Navigator | 0 |
| Lazarakis, James L. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Ring, Henry J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| Ryan, William T. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Shields, Merl E. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rmc |
| Sniegowski, William L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Ware, Robert G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | DED |
| Yates, Robert J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
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-00832.html)