About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205030
- The type of the plane.
- B-24 VI
- The plane ID.
- EW204
- The name of the plane.
- Jiminy Cricket
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 34 Squadron SAAF
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1945-03-25
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Flak
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Villach
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Villach
- 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 dürfte von Flakgeschossen getroffen worden sein. Sie ging in Flammen auf und stürzte nahe dem Ziel zu Boden. Es gab keine Überlebenden.
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The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chegwyn, R L | Lt | Gunner 5 | SAAF |
| De Jager, L J | Capt | Pilot | SAAF |
| Doble, I J | Lt | Gunner 6 | SAAF |
| Geldenhuys, J N | WO | Gunner 1 | SAAF |
| Philipps, Archibald C | Sgt | Gunner 4 | RAF |
| Robbertse, J | WO | Gunner 2 | SAAF |
| Tylden-Wright, Paul M | Lt | Co-Pilot | SAAF |
| Venter, W A. J. | WO | Gunner 3 | SAAF |
| Warrington, Robert | F/O | Bombardier | 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-00999.html)