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| Date: | Monday 20 October 1941 |
| Time: | 23:45 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1046 |
| MSN: | KX-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee 7 km S of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:55 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Luftwaffe & Marine Flak and crash-landed on a sandbank in the Waddenzee (Wadden Sea).
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Vaclav F E Prochazka RAFVR/Czech 787193 [PoW]
Sergeant Frantisek Petr RAFVR/Czech 787175 [PoW]
Warrant Officer Josef Susa RAFVR/Czech 787036 [PoW]
Sergeant Bedrich Valner RAFVR/Czech 787899 [PoW]
Flight Lieutenant Erazim J M Vesely RAFVR/Czech 82534 [PoW]
Sergeant Josef Ziolensky RAFVR/Czech 877902 [PoW]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1309&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Apr-2020 12:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 00:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Jan-2025 07:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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