About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7113
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 41-28867
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 765th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Linz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Linz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Linz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:20
- Time of the crash.
- 12:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esser, George | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Farr, Howard J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Gidez, Melvin D. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Githens, Kenneth O. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Harp, Leland J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 0 |
| Harrison, Kermit C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Patterson, William E. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Peterson, George C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Sipple, James E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Wendte, Donald D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
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-00428.html)