About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7336
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52482
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 780th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Bad Vöslau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sopron
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Neusiedlersee
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:40
- Time of the crash.
- 11:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford, William F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Godfrey, Harry K. | 1st Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Hooper, William J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Keil, Howard J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Martin, Gerard | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Petitti, Norman J. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Printz, Harold M. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Wake, Donald K. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Willett, Joseph J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Wood, Ernest | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00465.html)