About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10699
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78160
- The name of the plane.
- Cherry
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 758th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-18
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Oswiecim
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ozd
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Polen
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:05
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Groat, Robert G. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Drogby, Alexander S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Falck, Walter F. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hallett, Joseph G. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Joseph, Lester | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 0 |
| Moses, Joseph R. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Patnode, Donald J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rose, Dan | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Schierling, Huber V. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Sowders, William | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | 0 |
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-00699.html)