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

Map of related places

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)