About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11267
- The type of the plane.
- B-24H
- The plane ID.
- 42-52436
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 766th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szombathely
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Balaton
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:28
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine erlitt einen Triebwerkschaden, so dass das Flugzeug hinter die Formation fiel. Über dem Balaton verschwand die Maschine schließlich.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart, Kenneth E. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | POW |
| Conrad, Robert B. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | POW |
| Granchelli, Felix | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | POW |
| Kavanaugh, Howard W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | POW |
| Lamb, William G. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | POW |
| McGara, Donald R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | POW |
| Pogerzelski, Daniel J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | POW |
| Reeve, Harold I. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | POW |
| Sterrett, Robert E. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | POW |
| Thompson, Robert K. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | POW |
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-00732.html)