About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9698
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51262
- The name of the plane.
- Betty Anne
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-11
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Trieste
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- St. Johann
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:00
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonko, Richard W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bruss, Robert W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Ceronsky, Raymond J. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Miller, Edward J. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Nothacker, Robert W. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Paulson, Kenneth J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Restine, Peter W. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rothlisberger, John D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Talling, Harold C. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Thomas, William F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00615.html)