About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 2591
- The type of the plane.
- B-17F
- The plane ID.
- 42-30428
- The name of the plane.
- Touchy Goose
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-02-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Regensburg
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Krakaudorf
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°45'N, 13°10'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- St. Johann/Pongau
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:55
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug wurde von zwei deutschen Jagdflugzeugen angegriffen. Dabei gerieten zwei Triebwerke in Brand. Das Flugzeug blieb aber stabil, sodass die Besatzung abspringen konnte. Kurze Zeit später explodierte die Maschine in der Luft. Deutsche Quellen geben den Absturzort bei Krakaudorf an, amerikanische bei Klagenfurt.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cappiello, Louis J. | F/O | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Epps, William C. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | 0 |
| Feist, George J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Meyer, Edwin H. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Nix, Elbert C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | 0 |
| Odegard, Clarence E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Palmer, Robert H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Seaver, Alonzo J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Stoneman, Landon N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | 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-00043.html)