About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205007
The type of the plane.
B-24 III
The plane ID.
BZ930/S
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 178 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-07-07
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Feuersbrunn
The place where the bomber crashed.
Strallegg
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.
01:00
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Chillingworth, Bernard Sgt Pilot RAF
Elvin, Joseph Daniel Sgt Navigator RAF
Fuce, Frederick William Sgt Bombardier RAF
Hughes, Douglas George Sgt Gunner 3 RAF
King, I Lt Co-Pilot SAAF

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-00976.html)