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)