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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1371 |
| MSN: | KX-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
| RAF East Wretham |
Mission-Hannover. Took off from RAF East Wretham at 2252 hrs. Shot down by a night fighter, crashed into the Waddenzee. Sgt Netik is buried in Olebroek General Cemetery and Sgt Jindra rest in Uithuizermeeden General Cemetery Holland. Plt Off Partyk is buried in Sage War Cemetery, Germany, while the remainder are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Vaclav Netik RAFVR 787211 [Killed]
Sergeant Pavel Babacek RAFVR 787148 [Killed]
Sergeant Jan Ctvrtlik RAFVR 787433 [Killed]
Sergeant Miroslav Jindra RAFVR 788021 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Jaroslav Partyk RAFVR 82627 [Killed]
Sergeant Vaclav Vales RAFVR 787417 [Killed]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1128&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 95.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 17:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Oct-2017 08:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2019 11:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 10:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Apr-2025 11:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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