ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201210
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| Date: | Saturday 10 January 1942 |
| Time: | 22:00 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1082 |
| MSN: | NZ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Waddenzee near Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Took off from RAF LIndholme at 17:49 bound for Wilhelmshaven. Lost without tract All the crew are remembered on the Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Adolf Kaiser of the 6./NJG 2 (based at Leeuwarden airfield), who was flying a Bf 110.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Stanislaw Obiorek PAF [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Boleslaw Patek PAF [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Janusz Kurek PAF [Killed]
Crew : Flight Sergeant Andrzej Kwiecien PAF [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Adam Rogowski PAF [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant Alojzy Sankowski PAF [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 1941 | R1443 | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea 40 km SW off Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 25 July 1941 | X9620 | 304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF | 6 | Nieuweweg, Opperdoes, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 18:32 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 20:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jan-2024 07:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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