About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 8004
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78324
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 736th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Cluj
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°35'N, 17°10'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ungarn/Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:10
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crothers, George J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | PDD |
| Dokter, Edwin | Sgt | Gunner 4 | DED |
| Dubay, Thomas H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | PDD |
| Glicksberg, Alvin L. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | DED |
| Gorashko, Alex N. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Klarman, John R. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | DED |
| McNeil, Walter T. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | DED |
| Overton, Charles E. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rosser, Harold P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | PDD |
| Warfel, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | 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-00501.html)