About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9853
The type of the plane.
B-24J
The plane ID.
44-41084
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
778th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-11-16
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
München
The place where the bomber crashed.
Saalfelden / Schwalbenwand
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Ammergau (D)
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.
Die Maschine dürfte von Flak getroffen worden sein und verlor bereits über München an Höhe. Schließlich sackte sie aus der Formation ab, alle Besatzungsmitglieder konnten sich mittels Fallschirm aus der Maschine retten.

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The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Bruno, Robert D. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Fuhrman, John E. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Fuller, Marlin S. 2nd Lt Navigator Rtd
Higgins, Robert T. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Hoyda, John J. S/Sgt Gunner 5 0
Jones, Lured D. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Landman, Raymond S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Mc Laurine, Luke L. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Robertson, Ralph S. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Routon, Ralph B. 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-00621.html)