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
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF East Wretham
Destination airport:

Narrative:
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.

Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Karel Joseph Trojacek RAFVR/Czech 82580 [PoW]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Arnost Zabrs RAFVR/Czech 787225 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Frantisek Knotek RAFVR/Czech 787548 [PoW]
Observer : Flight Lieutenant Zdenek Prochazka RAFVR/Czech 82628 [PoW]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Karel Kunka RAFVR 787252 [PoW, died later]
Rear Gunner : Flight Lieutenant Vaclav Kilian RAFVR/Czech 82606 [PoW]

The aircraft was recovered by the Germans and test flown.

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
Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 112
CWGC
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc

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, ]
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