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.
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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)