About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205050
- The type of the plane.
- Wellington
- The plane ID.
- LN748
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 142 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.
- Balaton
- 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.
- 00.22
- Time of the crash.
- 00.22
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKnight, George R | Sgt | Bombardier | RAF |
| Nelson, David | Sgt | Gunner 1 | RAF |
| Robertson, J | Sgt | Gunner 2 | RACF |
| Scholefield, Joseph W | F/Sgt | Pilot | RAF |
| Thompson, Joseph | F/Sgt | Navigator | 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-01018.html)