About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11978
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52459
- The name of the plane.
- 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.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Linz
- 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.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelman, Melvin A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Albright, William M. | F/O | Bombardier | DED |
| Dahlke, Gene C. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Dalbec, Joseph R. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Ducray, Julian R. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Feiler, Laurence G. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | EUS |
| Harris, James E. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Knauber, Kenneth | Cpl | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| McCulloch, Leroy S. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Stitch, Wray M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00768.html)