Incident Vickers Wellington Mk IC W5627 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202966
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 April 1942
Time:00:37 claim
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF
Registration: W5627
MSN: NZ-B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Charmoi, Châtel-Censoir, Yonne département -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lindholme
Destination airport:operation - Köln, Germany
Narrative:
Intercepted by Oberleutnant Rauh & Feldwebel Borrmann of the 4./NJG 1 (flying a Bf 110 E-2 from Sint-Truiden airfield in Belgium) - (claim) Fors-Montplaisier, SW Givet (7 B): 4.800 metres.

Crew
Pilot:P-1096 Plt Off Julian Morawski - Evaded. Supported by PAO Pyrenees may 1942.
Observer:P-0440 Plt Off Jan Teofil Waciński - Evaded. Supported by PAO Pyrenees may 1942.
Navigator/Bomb Aimer:792865 Sgt Bolesław Woźniak -Evaded.Supported by PAO Pyrenees may 1942.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:793010 Sgt Bohdan Piotr Rusław Lipski PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe). PoW Number 71.
Air Gunner:792693 Sgt Edward Polesinski - Evaded. Supported by PAO Pyrenees may 1942.

Sources:

Krzystek's List
304 Squadron Losses
French Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Dec-2017 19:25 Red Dragon Added
18-Oct-2018 17:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
27-Apr-2022 17:07 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Apr-2022 18:37 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]

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