About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 14080
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 44-40495
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 760th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-04-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Klagenfurt
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Hüttenberg
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°53'N, 14°08'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Gurktal
- 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.
- Gemeinsame Festnahme | In Salzburg von den Alliierten befreit (06.05.1945)
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales, Joseph J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Kovaleski, Edward S. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | MIA |
| Mathias, Robert L. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McClellan, Horace R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Mohler, Donald | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| O'Connell, Paul B. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Prunty, James A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Truse, Clifford S. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Vanderhorst, Philip J. | 2nd Lt | Co-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-00955.html)