About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205034
The type of the plane.
B-24 VI
The plane ID.
KK274
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 37 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1945-04-15
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Flak
The place the bomber targeted.
Villach
The place where the bomber crashed.
Ljubljana
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.
21:30
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Chitty, John Thomas Sgt Bombardier RAF
Goodman, Kenneth S Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Higginbottom, Alan Sgt Gunner 1 RAF
Jeffery, Reginald Arthur F/Sgt Gunner 3 RAF
Michael, John Knox F/Sgt Gunner 4 RAF
Old, Joseph W. R. F/Sgt 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-01003.html)