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| Date: | Tuesday 6 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1443 |
| MSN: | NZ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 km SW off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Mission:- Le Harve. Took off from RAF Syerston at 2201 hrs. Crashed into the sea. The body of Plt Off Sobieralski was washed ashore on 14th September 1941, and he is buried in Holland at Noordwijk General Cemetery. This was the first loss suffered by the Squadron since commencing operations 25-26 April 1941.
Crew
Pilot: P-0014/76854 Plt Off Antoni Sym - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 68.
2nd Pilot: 79250 Sgt Wladyslaw Josef Zolnowski - Newark upon Trent Cemetery Section N Grave 307. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 82.
Observer: P-0029/76869 Plt Off Feliks Sobieralski - Noordwijk General Cemetery Plot 3 Grave 3. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 65.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 782237 Sgt Leon Hampel - Eastbourne (Langley) Cemetery Section B Grave 147. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 21.
Air Gunner: 780723 Sgt Stanislaw Biakek - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 4.
Air Gunner: P-0022/76862 Plt Off Stanislaw Feliks Duchnicki - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 13.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 52.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2016 20:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2017 07:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Oct-2018 07:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 00:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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