About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11838
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-51324
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 764th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-01-31
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tet
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°16'N, 16°32'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- 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.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, Jack J. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Cain, Alfred | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Carroll, Edgar R. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Chojnowski, Edward J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Hollern, Joseph D. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Murphy, Thomas I. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Robinson, Donald J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Scott, Theodore R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Taylor, James G. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Zehfuss, Edward F. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 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-00763.html)