About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205048
The type of the plane.
Wellington
The plane ID.
ME875
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 37 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-06-26
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Budapest
The place where the bomber crashed.
Furged
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
Amey, William George Sgt Gunner 1 RAF
Grindle, Laurence F Sgt Navigator RAF
Jones, Edward F/Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Jones, Leonard Robert F/Sgt Bombardier RAF
Mander, Richard B WO Pilot RNZAF

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-01016.html)