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.

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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)