About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13128
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-78692
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 778th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-21
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Neuburg an der Donau
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tröbach
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°50'N, 12°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Lienz
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Die Maschine hatte technische Probleme (Triebwerke) und verlor stetig an Höhe. Der Pilot ließ daraufhin Ballast abwerfen, verlor jedoch weiter an Höhe. Der Crew gelang der Absprung aus der abstürzenden Maschine. Alle Besatzungsmitglieder überlebten den Absturz.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becker, Karl A. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Bishop, Edsel E. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Bjelland, Dale A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | 0 |
| Campen, Walter J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Curry, Loyal B. | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| Goodsell, Harold E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| McGowan, William J. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Rawlings, Arthur L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rossini, Dario D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | 0 |
| Thompson, Edward C. | 1st Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Vallejo, Joseph W. | Cpl | Gunner 7 | 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-00907.html)