About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7529
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78308
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 780th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-03
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Friedrichshafen
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Lermoos
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Deutschland
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:37
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Von einem deutschen offizier gefangen genommen.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allred, Claire J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Bullock, Victor E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Burton, William C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Clarke, Lloyd N. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Cooke, Thurlie D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Garber, DeWitt L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Geohagan, Hoyt O. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Logan, Patrick J. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Paluch, Edward J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Pearson, Albert | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00470.html)