About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11805
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-48761
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 766th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-20
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Linz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- 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.
- Die Maschine erlitt einen schweren Treffer durch Flak und ging sofort in Flammen auf. Nach einem kurzen Sturzflug explodierte die Maschine in der Luft.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis, Thomas R. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Keenan, Francis T. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Knoke, Norman E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Martin, Donald M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Mitchell, Burton F. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Nowosilski, Harry | Pvt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| O'Neal, Joseph M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Rossini, Gino F. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Rothe, Roderick E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Teller, Donald S. | 1st Lt | Navigator | 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-00752.html)