ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203130
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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8406 |
| MSN: | SM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea W of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Takeoff at 22:56 hrs for an operation against Hamburg in Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Völlkopf of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110.
Pilot:P-0484 Fg Off Antoni Jankowski +
Pilot:783363 Sgt Władysław Wieraszka - +
Observer:P-0079 Fg Off Stanisław Barzdo - +
Wireless Operator:792058 Sgt Tadeusz Karol Zagórski - +
Air Gunner:793004 Sgt Stanisław Marian Gross - +
Air Gunner:782245 Sgt Mieczysław Nowotarsk - +
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Krzystek's List
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8406&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2017 19:20 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2021 09:26 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 02-May-2022 17:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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