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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:16 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1590 |
| MSN: | GR-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Duin en Kruidberg, Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs local time for a operation to Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld of the 5./NJG 2, who had taken off from Bergen airfield.
The tail gunner survived to be taken prisoner of war:
Pilot: P/782940 Sgt Franciszek Stanisław Porada - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 10.
2nd Pilot:783696 Flt Sgt Emil Horbajczu - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 8.
Observer: P-0117 Fg Off Wiktor Jankowiak - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 9.
Wireless Operator: 784068 Sgt Jan Marian Tobola - Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 85. Row D. Grave 7.
Air Gunner: 784062 Sgt Jerzy Pietrow - Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot XXIII Row H Grave 4.
Air Gunner: 784687 Sgt Ryszard Pukas - PoW Camp 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). PoW Number 82.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1451&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
CWGC
RAF Prisoners of War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2017 09:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2017 17:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 15-Apr-2020 18:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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