About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10943
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-48757
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 767th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Klagenfurt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Graz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Murska Sobota
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 14:00
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentz, Forrest M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Gillis, Wellington A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Gilmer, Clarence L. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Glasson, James A. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Goldstein, Bernard R. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Hershkowitz, Bernard H. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Morris, Robert D. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Noble, Roy L. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Snow, Oliver I. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Wiley, Thomas R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00728.html)