About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6572
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78350
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 779th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Györ
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 50°15'N, 18°25'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Polen
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:24
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramel, Herschell A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Coffer, Harold R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Dunn, Paul S. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Keesee, Morris D. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Ludden, Robert W. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| McGaughey, James W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Murphy, Scott S. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Strand, Owen S. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Vinolus, James D. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Westley, Clarence G. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-00347.html)