About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
8391
The type of the plane.
B-24H
The plane ID.
41-29351
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
779th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-08-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Prostejov
The place where the bomber crashed.
Predlitz
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°35'N, 14°35'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Gesäuse
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
12:19
Time of the crash.
12:30
Comments.
Die Maschine hatte kurz nach dem Angriff auf das Ziel plötzlich auftretenden Treibstoffmangel. Die Besatzung warf Ballast ab und konnte so kurze Zeit weiterfliegen. Schließlich fielen die Propeller aus und die Besatzung sprang aus der Maschine ab.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Daley, James H. Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Dewicki, Zdzislaw B. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Ducatt, Charles J. Sgt Gunner 5 Rtd
Freeman, George L. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Hall, John L. Cpl Gunner 6 Rtd
Howard, Robert S. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Jernigan, Fletcher P. Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Kalgreen, Lawrence N. 2nd Lt Pilot Rtd
Kolenic, Andrew M. T/Sgt Gunner 3 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-00528.html)