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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:36 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE768 |
| MSN: | BH-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 60 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Grimm of the Stab IV./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield. The Wellington was on a Gardening (mine-laying) operation.
Takeoff time: 20:57
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Mieczyslaw Rech PAF P/792254 [PoW]
Navigator : Flying Officer Jozef Roubo PAF [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Jozef Kazimiarz Martyniec PAF P/794865 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Henryk Blazejewski PAF [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Czeslaw Poddany PAF P/79243 [PoW]
The casualties lie at the Lemvig Cemetery, Denmark (56.549400 / 8.298267)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE768
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2018 09:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Jul-2024 13:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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