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)