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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1320 |
| MSN: | BH-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:04 hrs local time for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield.
The Luftwaffe pilot claimed three Wellingtons destroyed at 04:15, 04:45 & 05:09 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Leon Szychowiak PAF [Killed]
Sergeant Zygfryd Blachowski PAF [Killed]
Sergeant Jozef Janubiec PAF [Killed]
Sergeant Tadeusz Kowalak PAF [Killed]
Flying Officer Adam Szpak PAF [Killed]
All five crew members are commemorated on the Polish Memorial, Northolt (51.548730 / -0.400127)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1320
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 09:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:39 | Harro | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Jun-2024 19:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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