ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53764
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 September 1940 |
| Time: | 04:35 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7788 |
| MSN: | KX-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham |
Transferred from 9 Sqn to 311 Sqn and coded 'KX-E'.
Takeoff at 21:35 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Berlin.
Just after dropping its bomb load over the target, the aircraft was hit by Flak which caused the starboard engine to seize; the Wimpey made a forced landing at Leidschendam in Holland. The crew initially went on the run but were soon captured and became prisoners of war:
P/O Václav Killián (PoW);
P/O Zdeněk Procházka (PoW);
P/O Karel Trojáček (PoW)
Sgt Arnošt Zábrž (PoW)
Sgt Karel Kuňka (PoW)
Sgt Bellied, Charles - KIA
Sgt Kunka later took his own life because he feared his capture might endanger his family in Czechoslovakia.
The aircraft was recovered by the Germans and test flown.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://fcafa.com/2012/01/19/wellington-aircraft-of-311-sqn/
https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/77
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1941 | R1046 | 311 Sqn RAF | 0 | Waddenzee 7 km S of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jan-2012 11:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2012 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2013 20:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:16 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2013 05:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2016 11:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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