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)