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)