About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12082
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-32071
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 416th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Kollision
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Graz
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Mitterlobming
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°07'N, 14°52'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Knittelfeld südlich
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug scherte aus der Formation über Nord-Jugoslawien aus. Andere Bomberverbände beobachteten wie das Flugzeug in der Luft zerfiel.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agronow, Samuel | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Conley, John H. | S/Sgt | Gunner 7 | KIA |
| Goodwin, Junior P. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | KIA |
| Hagins, Herbert P. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Koszyczarek, Erwin J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Kulberg, Calvin P. | T/Sgt | Gunner 3 | KIA |
| Molnar, Michael | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | KIA |
| Schuld, Harold E. | 1st Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Smith, Frank W. | 1st Lt | Bombardier | EUS |
| Sumerall, Thomas M. | Maj | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Wrona, Thaddeus S. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | KIA |
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-00783.html)