About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 10639
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51898
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 767th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-12-18
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Blechhammer
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Kisbér
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Freudenthal (D)
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 12:05
- Time of the crash.
- 13:00
- Comments.
- Das Flugzeug erhielt einen Flaktreffer im dritten Triebwerk und fiel so hinter die Formation zurück. Die Besatzung kämpfte darum, das Flugzeug in der Luft zu halten - bis sie zu einem zweiten Flak-Gürtel kamen. Hier sprang die Besatzung schließlich ab. Die gesamte Crew überlebte den Absturz.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarce, Donn H. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | 0 |
| Dupree, Arthur R. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| George, Edward K. | 1st Lt | Pilot | Rtd |
| Kilgore, John C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | Rtd |
| Kosten, Alexey J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 1 | Rtd |
| Leeth, George D. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| McCulley, Neil W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | Rtd |
| Moses, Jesse F. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | Rtd |
| Tribby, John F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Wiest, William H. | T/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-00689.html)