About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205065
- The type of the plane.
- B-24 VI
- The plane ID.
- EW280
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 40 Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-13
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Nachtjäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Szekesfehervar
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Tamási
- 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.
- 20:36
- Time of the crash.
- 20:36
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardsley, Keith Warren | WO | Pilot | RAAF |
| Chambers, Joseph R | Sgt | Gunner 4 | RAF |
| Fiest, Louis William | Sgt | Navigator | RAF |
| Gerrard, Joseph | Sgt | Gunner 3 | RAF |
| Hughes, Robert Henry | Sgt | Gunner 1 | RAF |
| Jibson, James Henry P. | Sgt | Gunner 5 | RAF |
| Molyneux, Norman B | Sgt | Gunner 2 | RAF |
| Robinson, John James | Sgt | Bombardier | 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-01033.html)