About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205075
The type of the plane.
Wellington
The plane ID.
LP574
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 37 Squadron
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-11-22
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Szombathely
The place where the bomber crashed.
Kuriapuzta
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.
Time of the crash.
Comments.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Carter, Wilfred Sgt Bombardier RAF
Chesterman, Robert C F/Sgt Gunner 1 RNZAF
Cockram, Charles Havill F/Sgt Gunner 2 RAF
Emmott, Jack Harrison F/Sgt Pilot RAAF
Young, Leonard Roy F/Sgt Navigator RAAF

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-01043.html)