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)