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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1345 |
| MSN: | GR-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 18 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Takeoff at 23:33 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 and crashed.
Crew:
Pilot:P-0932 Plt Off Zbigniew Jan Franciszek Dubas - Terschelling (West Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 59. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 13.
Observer:P-1371 Plt Off Wacław Stanisław Michalik - Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery Grave 78.Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 44.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:781276 Flt Sgt Jerzy Kazimierz Kapa - Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery Grave 78. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 27.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:792054 Sgt Zdzisław Zygmunt Twarkowski - Ulrum General Cemetery De Marne Grave 7. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 73.
Air Gunner:794275 Sgt Józef Alojzy Meller - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot VII Row J Grave 6. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 44.
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1623
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
CWGC
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2017 13:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2018 22:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2018 22:50 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2018 22:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 01-May-2020 10:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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