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)