About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9745
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-41059
- The name of the plane.
- Good Heavens
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 736th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-11
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Villach
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Palmanova
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°40'N, 12°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Reit im Winkel (Bayern)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:03
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel, Buddie W. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Gorman, Jay E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Guay, Joseph C. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Hamilton, Foster M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Hollister, Gordon D. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Kromminga, Edward L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Matthews, Fred J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McLean, William M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Merle, Peter M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Olson, Willard E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Wojtowicz, Edward A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
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-00618.html)