About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205022
The type of the plane.
Wellington
The plane ID.
LP245
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 142 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.
Ort unbekannt
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
Atherton, Herbert M Sgt Bombardier RAF
Clifton, William Ronald F/Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Kelly, Kevin Aloysius Lt Pilot SAAF
Mockford, P J Lt Navigator SAAF
Steed, Ronald Ernest F/Sgt Gunner 1 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-00991.html)