About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
9327
The type of the plane.
B-17G
The plane ID.
42-32033
The name of the plane.
Rita Ann
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
347th Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-10-13
The reason for the bomber's crash.
technischer Fehler
The place the bomber targeted.
Blechhammer
The place where the bomber crashed.
Hronsky Benadik
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
CZ
The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
11:13
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Arnett, Theron H. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Brinser, John W. 2nd Lt Co-Pilot Rtd
Haines, Guy R. S/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Michaels, Thomas A. 2nd Lt Bombardier Rtd
Shafer, Jonathan K. 1st Lt Pilot 0
Wheeler, Gordon C. 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Williams, Joseph F. S/Sgt Gunner 6 Rtd
Wilson, Arnold T. S/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Yeargin, Eugene E. S/Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Zavisa, Edwin J. S/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-00602.html)