About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6404
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29261
The name of the plane.
Gargantua
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
742nd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Jäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Moosbierbaum
The place where the bomber crashed.
Tulln
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Moosbierbaum
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
09:45
Time of the crash.
Comments.
Die Maschine wurde über dem Ziel von Jägern attackiert und in Brand geschossen. Das Flugzeug explodierte noch in der Luft.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Giovannitti, Len 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Jastrzembowski, Longin J. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
McGrane, Bernard F. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Nerren, Buren M. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Plowman, Russell W. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Ramstad, Raider E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Renner, Edward J. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Scott, Rollin M. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Sellars, Harry C. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Sensenbrenner, Ralph D. 1st Lt 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-00310.html)