About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
7532
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29377
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
783rd 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.
Stams
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.
12:00
Comments.
Die Maschine befand sich auf dem Rückflug als sie von Jägern angegriffen und in Flakbeschuss geriet. Das Flugzeug wurde sofort getroffen und ging zu Boden.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bailey, Fay C. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Bernstein, Jack S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Connell, James L. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Cutler, Earl R. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Elliott, Wilbert 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Griffin, Robert J. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Kapp, Gilbert D. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Murphy, Alvin M. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Sanford, Joseph C. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Valentine, Robert L. S/Sgt Gunner 5 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-00472.html)