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)