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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1941 |
| Time: | 02:27 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5726 |
| MSN: | SM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sebaldsbrück/Osterholz, Bremen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Mission - Bremen.
Hit by heavy Flak, crashed and exploded.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Jerzy Janota-Bzowski PAF P/61 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Jan Ostrowski PAF P/782309 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Antoni Zenon Lisinski PAF P/97 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Stanislaw Aleks Mitkowski PAF P/780601 [Killed]
Sergeant Antoni Burak PAF P/784493 [Killed]
Sergeant Czeslaw Kaczalski PAF P/780870 [Killed]
All lie at the Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany (52.890363 / 9.916912)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5726
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2019 19:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Aug-2025 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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