About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
7535
The type of the plane.
B-24G
The plane ID.
42-78322
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
782nd 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.
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Adams, James R. S/Sgt Gunner 4 KIA
Broderick, William H. S/Sgt Gunner 5 KIA
Cox, Leonard S. 2nd Lt Bombardier DED
Egerton, Henry P. S/Sgt Gunner 6 KIA
Faiver, Jack M. Capt Pilot DED
Nolen, Edwin E. T/Sgt Gunner 2 KIA
Perrone, Frank S/Sgt Gunner 3 KIA
Sehnert, Ralph P. T/Sgt Gunner 1 KIA
Thomas, Richard E. 2nd Lt Navigator DED
Thornton, James W. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot DED

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-00474.html)