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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8586 |
| MSN: | SM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Wroot 9 miles E of Doncaster; South Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Force-landed at Wroot 9 miles E of Doncaster after running out of fuel returning from a raid on Dortmund.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Stefan Sznidel PAF P/612 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Flying Officer Kazimierz Waclaw Konopasek PAF P/1208
Observer : Flying Officer Kazimierz Joszt PAF P/933 [Injured]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Kazimierz Pasich PAF P/784835 [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Boleslaw Wladyslaw Sedzimir PAF P/780511
Air Gunner : Sergeant Wladyslaw Szmidt PAF P/792066
Sources:
CWGC
Krzystek's List
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2017 16:10 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2020 08:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
| 13-Sep-2021 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 30-May-2024 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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