About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6091
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-29345
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 723rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-09
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- München
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Trieste
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°45'N, 12°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- südlich Lienz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 08:57
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Thomas R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | DED |
| Bracken, Kenneth D. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Creer, James R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rmc |
| Crendall, Donald V. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | DED |
| Frick, Raymond A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Grunawalt, Gerald E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | DED |
| Hooberry, Roy J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rmc |
| McCready, Charles J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | DED |
| Ruge, Roy J. | F/O | Bombardier | EUS |
| Segesta, Rocco L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Smick, Bryant L. | 1st 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-00265.html)