About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13986
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49905
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 780th 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.
- Pecs
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°37'N, 14°34'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Admont
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:37
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Notlandung in sowjetischem Gebiet
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Wallace R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Carter, Robert D. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Diederichs, Francis D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Harriman, Gerald W. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Herndon, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Nickler, Carlyle P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Nightman, Fred S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Page, Calvin A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Shreve, William G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Wood, Donald E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00939.html)