About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12997
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49713
- The name of the plane.
- Hoosier Pete
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 779th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-14
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Treibstoffmangel
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Nove Zamky
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Pecs
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Pecs
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahnsen, Donald L. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Henry, Carl K. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Jeffrey, Daniel M. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Kausmeyer, Edward E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Kephart, Robert L. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| Nastase, Samuel A. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Rice, Robert L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Schiffel, Frank | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Sherard, Donald N. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Staniszewski, Chester F. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Trabucco, John S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 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-00889.html)