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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:21 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1467 |
| MSN: | GR-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Molenweg road, Slootdorp, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Takeoff at 23:36 hrs for an operation against the steel-producing town of Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) Slootdorp (Tiger): 5,200m at 01:21.
All six rest at Bergen op Zoom war cemetery in Noord-Brabant:
Pilot:P-1273 Fg Off Franciszek Andrzej Witakowski - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery B 6-8/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 77.
Co-Pilot:P-783107 Sgt Sykstus Marian Lewkowicz - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery B 6-8/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 38.
Navigator:P-1054 Fg Off Fidelis Józef Lukasik - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery A 1/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 40.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-794000 Sgt Zygmunt Nogaj - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery B 6-8/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 48.
Air Gunner:P-1662 Plt Off Andrzej Kulakowski - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery A 2/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 35.
Air Gunner:P-794118 Sgt Jan Danik - Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery B 6-8/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 11.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1582&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Krzystek's List
CWGC
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jun-2017 10:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 20:24 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 09:43 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 25-Apr-2020 14:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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