About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6570
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78297
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 737th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Odertal
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Veszprem
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:15
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baran, John | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Baumgarth, Eugene C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Bell, Richard A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Christie, Robert A. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Dunn, Grover O. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Eisner, Marvin | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Leonard, Jack F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Mauser, Walter G. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Renz, Karl R. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Rodgers, Edward W. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Simmons, John A. | 1st Lt | Navigator | 0 |
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-00345.html)