About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205023
The type of the plane.
B-24
The plane ID.
938
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 178 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-08-21
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Warszawa
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.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Dixon, Robert Sgt Gunner 4 RAF
Dorling, Norman William Sgt Bombardier RAF
Evans, Robert Sidney F/Sgt Gunner 3 RAF
Higgs, William F. G. Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Matthews, D C Sgt Navigator RAF
Milton, George Edward Sgt Gunner 1 RAF
Morrison, John Eric F/O Pilot 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-00992.html)