About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205052
- The type of the plane.
- B24 VI
- The plane ID.
- EW144
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 31 Squadron SAAF
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Nachtjäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Budapest
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szombathely
- 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.
- 01:00
- Time of the crash.
- 01:00
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, C D | Lt | Gunner 1 | SAAF |
| Hutchinson, Brian Lynn | Maj | Pilot | SAAF |
| Kewley, W B | Lt | Gunner 2 | SAAF |
| Lane, G F | Lt | Gunner 3 | SAAF |
| McArthur, John Burns | Lt | Gunner 5 | SAAF |
| Spruyt, J R. M. | Lt | Co-Pilot | SAAF |
| Towy-Thomas, B | Capt | Gunner 4 | SAAF |
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-01020.html)