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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5590 |
| MSN: | SM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea approx 146 miles east of Mablethorpe (Lincolnshire) -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
| operation - Hamburg, Germany |
Hit by Flak of the 3. Flak-Division while flying over the Elbe estuary. Subsequently ditched in the North Sea approx 146 miles East of Mablethorpe. The crew were rescued by a MTB which reached them at 09:00.
Pilot:P-0747 Fg Off Franciszek Tadeusz Skarpetowski
Pilot:P-0515 Fg Off Zenon Giedryś
Navigator:P-0935 Fg Off Aleksander Krawcewicz
Wireless Operator:792854 Sgt Mieczysław Pasik
Air Gunner:781742 Sgt Zdzisław Pisarek
Air Gunner:781970 Sgt Józef Janik
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Krzystek's List
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2017 18:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, ] |
| 02-May-2022 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Narrative, ] |
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