About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 205087
- The type of the plane.
- Wellington
- The plane ID.
- MF 845
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- No. 40 Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-10-05
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Unbekannt
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Donau (Minen)
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Bratislava
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunby, Charles Herbert | WO | Gunner 1 | RAF |
| Hesketh, Harry Walker | Sgt | Bombardier | RAF |
| Johnson, Robert C. R. | Sgt | Gunner 2 | RAF |
| Mayers, Arthur Leslie | P/O | Pilot | RAF |
| McCall, Vallance | F/Sgt | Navigator | 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-01055.html)