About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
10896
The type of the plane.
B-24G
The plane ID.
42-78356
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
723rd Bomb Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-12-25
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Innsbruck
The place where the bomber crashed.
Schweiz
Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
47°15'N, 11°22'E
The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
Innsbruck
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Coulson, Ralph L. Sgt Gunner 6 0
Estes, James L. T/Sgt Gunner 1 Rtd
Fagan, Vincent F. 1st Lt Pilot Rtd
Homistek, Martin A. 2nd Lt Navigator 0
Hunt, Claud W. Sgt Gunner 4 Rtd
Leitch, Vernon P. T/Sgt Gunner 2 Rtd
Mackoul, Nicholas 2nd Lt Co-Pilot 0
Owen, Thomas B. S/Sgt Gunner 3 Rtd
Spencer, Herbert R. 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-00717.html)