About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 5827
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31847
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 772nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-02
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- technischer Fehler
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Oradea
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tarevci
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°20'N, 20°20'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 09:06
- Time of the crash.
- 10:15
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arborio, Joseph C. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Beyer, Sylvester J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Davis, Ben W. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Hansen, Raymond L. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Hoeffer, Buster M. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Houghtaling, Charles C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Janosko, Michael | T/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Kriegshauser, Francis J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Townsend, Charles M. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 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-00253.html)