About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6571
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-95380
- 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.
- Balaton
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°10'N, 17°30'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Balaton
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:40
- Time of the crash.
- 12:30
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Raymond H. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Bulfin, Frank J. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | 0 |
| Coleman, Ernest H. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Diamond, Rodger D. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Dubas, Earl R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Groskind, Irving | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Helmcke, William F. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Kituskie, Leo S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Moloney, Thomas O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Mooers, Howard D. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Radovich, Leroy A. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00346.html)