About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205019
- The type of the plane.
- Wellington
- The plane ID.
- MF350
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 104 Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-20
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Nachtjäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- St. Valentin
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Amstetten
- 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.
- Die Maschine wurde vermutlich von einem Nachtjäger getroffen, begann sofort zu brennen und stürzte zu Boden. Sie schlug neben einem Gehöft ein. Nur zwei Mann der Besatzung konnten sich retten.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davies, William Eric | Sgt | Bombardier | RAF |
| Herbert, David Maxwell | Sgt | Navigator | RAF |
| James, L P | Sgt | Gunner 1 | RAF |
| Potter, Henry James | F/Sgt | Pilot | RAF |
| Tolhurst, E. M. J. | 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-00988.html)