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| Date: | Tuesday 18 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:45 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1409 |
| MSN: | BH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Emlichheim, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:57 hrs for an operation to Osnabrück in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AS from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
All five were taken prisoner of war.
Sergeant Izydor Konderak succumbed to his injuries and rests in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery at Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1409
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 09:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:37 | Glog | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jun-2022 14:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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