About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7538
- The type of the plane.
- B-24
- The plane ID.
- 42-52493
- 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.
- Ehrwald
- 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.
- 11:45
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken, Leonard E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Britton, George H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Cooper, John S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Crane, Lawrence R. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Engelhorn, Leeland T. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
| Hamilton, Lawrence J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Jezowski, Anthony J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 0 |
| Kurtz, Robert R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Sellers, Charles F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Spontak, Joseph | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00476.html)