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)