About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205004
- The type of the plane.
- Wellington
- The plane ID.
- LN318
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 142 Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-05-30
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Nachtjäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Feuersbrunn
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- St. Pölten
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the crash.
- 00:30
- Comments.
- Die Maschine wurde beim Angriff auf Feuersbrunn von einem Nachtjäger (Ofw Ludwig, NJG 101) abgeschossen. Die Besatzung sprang mit dem Fallschirm ab.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, James | Sgt | Gunner 1 | RAF |
| Halligan, Brian T | Sgt | Gunner 2 | RAAF |
| Keene, Herbert B | F/O | Pilot | RAAF |
| Todd, William K | F/Lt | Co-Pilot | RAAF |
| Yeo, Edward R | Sgt | Gunner 3 | RAF |
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-00973.html)