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)