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)