About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7967
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52520
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 776th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Pardubice
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Klagenfurt
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 49°08'N, 15°18'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Tschechien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:40
- Time of the crash.
- 13:15
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earley, Raymond M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Gaspari, Edward F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Grzesik, Stanley | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Meyer, James E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Miller, Marvin J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Renz, John R. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Riley, Merle E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Shertzer, Leavitt A. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Stiles, James H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Vague, Thomas M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 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-00494.html)