About the Airplane

The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
205084
The type of the plane.
B24 VI
The plane ID.
KH102
The name of the plane.
The squadron the bomber belongs to.
No. 31 Squadron SAAF
The date of the bomber's crash.
1944-09-21
The reason for the bomber's crash.
Nachtjäger
The place the bomber targeted.
Budapest
The place where the bomber crashed.
Szeged
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.
Die Maschine sollte an diesem Tag Flugblätter über Budapest abwerfen - das Flugzeug erreicht jedoch nicht das Ziel bzw. kehrte nicht zurück.

Map of related places

The Crew

Name Rank Function Destiny
Boyle, Jack Sgt Bombardier RAF
Deppe, R E Lt Pilot SAAF
Havinga, Eugene Sgt Gunner 2 SAAF
Kleynhans, C R WO Gunner 1 SAAF
Wright, Sydney Sgt Gunner 4 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-01052.html)