About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11977
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28693
- The name of the plane.
- War Eagle
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 764th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Steyr
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 48°17'N, 14°19'E
- 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.
- 11:03
- Time of the crash.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton, John W. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| D'Amante, Armante R. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Franklin, Andrew D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Freeman, Richard E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Fulcher, Yancey L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Gibson, Willie | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Hagen, James P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Kendle, Kenneth K. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Levine, Abraham | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Salas, Jose M. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
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-00767.html)