About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8976
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
44-41039
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
764th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-04
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Bomben anderer Flugzeuge
The place the bomber targeted.
München
The place where the bomber crashed.
Mining bei Braunau
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°02'N, 12°34'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Matrei in Osttirol
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.
Fliegermarsch

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Feeney, James B. Pvt Gunner 2 0
Jones, Lawton M. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Leatherman, Daniel T. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Loring, Joshua 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Mandly, Frederick A. Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Mannion, Regis P. Sgt Gunner 6 0
Messa, Frank Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Powell, William M. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Speliades, George A. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Ware, Robert E. 2nd Lt Navigator 0

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-00549.html)