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)