About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8105
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78248
- The name of the plane.
- Eskimo Nell
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 776th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-29
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moravska-Ostrava
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Vis
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Flucht nach Italien
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook, William B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Jacobson, Albert E. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Kollias, John F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Michaud, Emile J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| O'Keefe, Robert G. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Ollikainen, Toivo J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Ouellette, Dewey H. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Price, Lewis F. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Probst, Fred L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Rochette, Francis C. | 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-00505.html)