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| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1014 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Lincolnshire |
Wellington R1014:The plane crashed shortly after takeoff during a training flight. All four Polish crew members died in the crash. 6 February 1941.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Stanislaw Tofin PAF P/782062 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Jozef Jonczyk PAF P/793311 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Wojciech Lichota PAF P/781604 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Jan-Adam Cymborski PAF P/782182 [Killed]
Sources:
www.bbc.co.uk
AIR81/5034
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2018 08:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jan-2021 17:36 | Glog | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Feb-2024 08:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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