About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6747
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78339
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 778th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-19
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Allach
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Zillertal
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°10'N, 12°00'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Gerlos
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:45
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmille, Charles E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Denison, Robert O. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Garin, Robert E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Howard, Guy W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Lewis, John | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Lidiak, Joseph E. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| MacDonald, Thomas J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Marcum, Robert N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rucigay, John C. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Weik, Merle O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00360.html)