About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12115
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-78476
- The name of the plane.
- Send Me Baby
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 513rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-07
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Moosbierbaum
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Ungarn
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°20'N, 15°50'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Pöllauberg
- 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.
- Das Flugzeug scherte mit brennenden Triebwerken über der Steiermark aus dem Verband aus. Andere Bombercrews beobachteten wie das Flugzeug im stetigen Sinkflug gegen Osten flog.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bateson, Harold | 1st Lt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Breitmayer, William F. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Chambers, Jack B. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Demko, Edward R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Garothers, Louis D. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Gustke, Charles W. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Littman, Ralph | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| McDaniel, Edwin D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Persin, William J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Rippa, Jerry R. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Smith, Delvyn | S/Sgt | 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-00800.html)