About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6591
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52413
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 757th 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.
- Odertal
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kaposvar
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Odertal (D)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:10
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coates, Thomas L. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Guzardo, Louis R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| McFarland, Edward J. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Morara, Adolph B. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Murphy, Edward J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Savitsky, Samuel | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Stephens, Gordon E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Thomas, Junior C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Traut, George R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Webb, Charles V. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00351.html)