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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:32 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1183 |
| MSN: | BH-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea west of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| operation - Hamburg |
Hit by the 1. & 2./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 247; crashed.
Crew
Pilot:P-0144 Flt Lt Wacław Wolski - +
Pilot:780693 Sgt Stanisław Lis PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). PoW
Observer:76827 Fg Off Norbert Andrzej (Lewalth) Lewald-Jezierski - +
Wireless Operator:782441 Sgt Zygmunt Samulski - +
Air Gunner:781399 Flt Sgt Bogusław Nowicki - +
Air Gunner:780726 Sgt Josef Erdt - +
Sources:
CWGC
Krzystek's List
RAF Prisoners of War
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2017 23:32 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 09:47 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 02-May-2022 18:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2022 18:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-May-2022 18:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
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