About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10748
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49377
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 742nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Oswiecim
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°40'N, 17°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- 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.
- Bei Sowjets
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agathon, John C. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Conn, Charles C. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Fotheringham, Donald K. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Jablonski, Harry R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Keller, Elmer E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kelly, Henry C. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Klotz, Raymond L. | 1st Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Krueger, Robert J. | 2nd Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Mason, Robert G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 8 | Rtd |
| Phelan, William A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Por, Stephen | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Sturniolo, Thomas A. | 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-00710.html)