About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 12367
- The type of the plane.
- B-24J
- The plane ID.
- 42-51627
- The name of the plane.
- Merle
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 759th Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-02-22
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wörgl
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bolzano
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 46°45'N, 12°15'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Südtirol
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 11:53
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin, Richard S. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | EUS |
| Brown, Edward J. | Sgt | Gunner 3 | Rtd |
| Coe, Frederick H. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | KIA |
| Hoffman, Kenneth D. | F/O | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Levine, Jules | Sgt | Gunner 2 | Rtd |
| McCarthy, John J. | Sgt | Gunner 4 | Rtd |
| Mulvaney, John J. | Cpl | Gunner 1 | KIA |
| Wooden, Meryle L. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | Rtd |
| Wunderlich, Henry J. | Sgt | Gunner 6 | 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-00817.html)