About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10220
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-50962
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 778th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-06
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Tschechien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Györ
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Cz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:30
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coogler, Charles B. | Cpl | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Davis, James R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Groover, William E. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Houlihan, Charles L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Rogers, Charles A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Roney, Harold W. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rosche, Melvin G. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Swygard, Gordon K. | Cpl | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Williams, William H. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Willis, Judson M. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | 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-00669.html)