About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
6590
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
42-52489
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
778th 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.
Dolny Lieskov
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Cz
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
11:05
Time of the crash.
12:15
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cobb, Neal T. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Davis, Claude H. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Elliott, Jack E. T/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Green, Earcel H. 2nd Lt Pilot KIA
Gulledge, Roy L. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot KIA
Houston, Jesse C. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Howland, Gerald E. S/Sgt Gunner 3 EUS
Parker, Andrew C. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Schianca, John J. S/Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Winberg, George O. 2nd Lt Navigator 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-00350.html)