About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7136
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31652
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 353rd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-07-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak und Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wiener Neudorf
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Stinatz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°30'N, 15°40'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Ratten
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:05
- Time of the crash.
- 08:30
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braum, Harold R. | Cpl | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| David, Daniel H. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | KIA |
| Edwards, James A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Parker, Roland V. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Rinderknecht, Otto M. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | EUS |
| Smith, Albert W. | Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Sutton, Robert J. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | EUS |
| Taylor, Jesse L. | Cpl | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Torriero, Albert S. | PfC | Gunner 5 | EUS |
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-00439.html)