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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK150 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km northwest of Weeze -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by Oblt. Manfred Meurer of the 3./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
Target: Essen
Call Sign: BH-Q
Takeoff time: 19:31
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Jan Jankowski PAF P/53 Killed
Crew : Sergeant Zygmunt Abramik PAF P/794398 PoW
Crew : Sergeant Mieczyslaw Wozniak PAF PoW
Crew : Sergeant Chester Antony Zaleski PAF P/782047 PoW
Crew : Flying Officer Kazimierz Jan Romaniszyn PAF P/882 PoW
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19986-BK1501943-03-06.html
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/300/300_losses.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2018 15:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2024 19:20 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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