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
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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)