B-24H 42-95095

B-24H Liberator 42-95095 of the 66th Bomber Squadron, 44 Bomb Group, 9th USAAF, crashed at Sidhean Mor, near Gairloch 13th June 1945 whilst flying home to the USA after the war in Europe had ended. The report for the crash while not making any firm conclusions suggested an uncontrollable engine fire could have been the cause of the crash. It suggests that the crew were trying to force land an struck the ground and the aircraft blew up.

Crew / Passengers	Rank - If Applicable	Position e.g. Pilot	Service No.	Status
Jack B. Ketchum	1st Lieutenant	Pilot	O-720263	Killed
Jack H. Spencer	1st Lieutenant	Co-pilot	O-777858	Killed
Richard J. Robak	2nd Lieutenant	Navigator	O-2015143	Killed
Hollburn L. Cheek	Technical Sergeant	Flight Engineer	39333461	Killed
James C. Stammer	Technical Sergeant	Radio Operator	17152057	Killed
Eldon J. Gilles	Staff Sergeant	Air gunner	36275004	Killed
Albert L. Natkin	Staff Sergeant	Air gunner	38558214	Killed
Raymond E. Davis	Staff Sergeant	Air gunner	35151144	Killed
Herman Riefen	Staff Sergeant	Air gunner	16028870	Killed
John B. Ellis Jnr	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	34038466	Killed
James D. Harvey	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	34533806	Killed
Alexander W. Hastings	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	12153113	Killed
Emil Einarsen	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	32455476	Killed
John H. Hallissey	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	12046305	Killed
Robert J. Francis	Staff Sergeant	Passenger	31309090	Killed

The view of the crash site as you approach it. On the left near the water is one of the main undercarriage legs.

A fairly bad photo of the memorial to the crew and passengers, on the rock face next to where the plane ended up.

This picture shows where the aircraft came to rest, as it is the last point where wreckage can be found in the direction of travel.

This photo was taken from the same position as the above photo, but looking down at the lochan.

This is the view from the opposite end of the lochan to the crash site, the memorial is below the highest point of the outcrop, there are some people stood there but are hard to see, and the final impact point is the light area about half way up to the right of the centre.

On a small island in the lochan stands an engine from the aircraft, kept in perfect isolation. That is until someone dons a drysuit and goes swimming, as Tom Buchan (of Aircraft Crash Sites of Scotland) and Dave Gordon did.