About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10676
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51346
- The name of the plane.
- Jake's Nabor
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 765th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-15
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kutina
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Vordernberg
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander, Gordon L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| DeRosa, Joseph M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Dick, Frank M. | 1st Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Jarnagin, Calvin E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Martino, James J. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Nayes, LeRoy M. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Steinberg, Calvin S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Sundquist, Gus A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| Wroclawski, Jan E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00695.html)