About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 7989
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 44-6282
- The name of the plane.
- Alma Mae
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 347th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-23
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- kein Absturz
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- kein Absturz
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 45°08'N, 16°55'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Jugoslawien
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 13:50
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Pilot flog alleine zurück | Flucht mit Partisanen. Rückkehr zu den alliierten Linien im September 1944.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersen, Richard P. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | Rtd |
| Canty, Anthony T. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Domangue, Norris J. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| English, Francis H. | Sgt | Gunner 7 | Rtd |
| Hornik, William J. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | 0 |
| McGowan, Laurie T. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Parrish, James M. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Remas, Edward D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| Rice, John H. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Williamson, William N. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00498.html)