About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205017
The type of the plane.
Wellington
The plane ID.
LP499
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 104 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.
Schneeberg
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.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Cruden, George S F/Lt Navigator RAF
Hamilton, Robert F/Sgt Bombardier RAF
James, Selby Ronald P/O Gunner 1 RAAF
McDonald, John Arnold WO Pilot RAAF
Pusey, Gordon William Sgt Gunner 2 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-00986.html)