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)