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| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1257 |
| MSN: | GR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Probably shot down by flak while returning from a raid on Kiel.
Crew
Pilot: Fg Off Stefan Zakrzewski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 80.
2nd Pilot: Sgt Zbigniew Korzon - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 31.
Observer: Fg Off Prot Jacek Perkowski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 53.
Wireless Operator: Sgt Edmund Stanisław Kosior - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 31.
Wireless Operator: Sgt Mieczysław Ziajski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 81.
Air Gunner Sgt Eugeniusz Siuda - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 63.
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
301 Sqn Remembered.
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 20:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Mar-2022 08:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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