About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205055
- The type of the plane.
- B-24 VI
- The plane ID.
- KG887
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 178 Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-08-08
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Nachtjäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Szekesfehervar
- 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.
- 01:04
- Time of the crash.
- 01:04
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairney, William Dawson | F/O | Navigator | RAF |
| Glenny, George | Sgt | Gunner 2 | RAF |
| Hurlburt, John Barclay | F/O | Pilot | RCAF |
| Noonan, John Douglas C. | Sgt | Bombardier | RAF |
| Walker, Robert Bruce | Sgt | Gunner 1 | 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-01023.html)