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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1615 |
| MSN: | GR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Postel, Mol, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Takeoff at 23:53 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Flak of the 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 541 and crashed.
The crew all rest at Lommel in Limburg province:
Pilot: P-1553 Plt Off Wincenty Glowacki - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 18.
Pilot:P-0877 Fg Off Stefan Leopold Alojzy Praschill - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 56.
Observer:P-1447 Fg Off Rajmund Kiwacz - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 29.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:784574 Sgt Jarosław Zalewski - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 80.
wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-1661 Plt Off Jan Halastra - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 21.
Air Gunner:781872 Sgt Wacław Żeligowski - Polish Military Cemetery Lommel/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel ?
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/gedenkplaat-crew-van-wellington-iv-r1615-gr-g-301-polish-sqn&prev=search
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/glowacki-wincenty.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2018 21:52 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Jan-2018 15:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2018 16:19 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2020 17:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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