About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 11967
- The type of the plane.
- B-24G
- The plane ID.
- 42-78376
- The name of the plane.
- Little Gismo II
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 776th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-24
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Pardubice
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Cimer
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 49°08'N, 15°18'E
- 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.
- 12:40
- Time of the crash.
- 12:50
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankney, Elton W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Bloxsom, Raymond A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Bucher, Russell S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Hinkley, Richard C. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | DED |
| Leverett, Virgil A. | Capt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Monacelli, Thomas E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Selby, Clifton W. | 1st Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Skinner, Charles R. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Suchar, Peter | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Weinberg, Robert L. | 1st 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-00765.html)