About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205043
The type of the plane.
Wellington
The plane ID.
JA512
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 104 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-05-05
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Budapest
The place where the bomber crashed.
Budapest
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
Avery, Robert F/O Pilot RAF
Freeman, Frank Stanley Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Jones, William Augustus Sgt Gunner 1 RAF
Shaw, Ronald John F/O Navigator RAF
Zetland, Henry Osbert 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-01011.html)