About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 13197
- The type of the plane.
- B-24L
- The plane ID.
- 44-49428
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 765th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Straßhof
- 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.
- 11:33
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fries, Walter D. | Cpl | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Heinze, Lloyd R. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Kane, James W. | F/O | Navigator | Rtd |
| McCalligher, Russell H. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Miller, Donald E. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Oster, Albert H. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Rosenberg, Lawrence | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Roup, Harold D. | F/O | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Stackhouse, Donald L. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Sturgis, Joy J. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Winslow, George E. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | 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-00914.html)