About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 9955
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78259
- The name of the plane.
- Bugs
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 780th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-11-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Salzburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Rateče
- 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.
- 12:40
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, George E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rmc |
| Dempsey, Carrol G. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | KIA |
| Fekavs, John G. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Holdsworth, David M. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Josselyn, Francis J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rmc |
| Pellecchia, Modesto | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Pollot, Michael J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Priddy, John F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Rush, James G. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
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-00643.html)