ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203193
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1942 |
| Time: | 23:22 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8599 |
| MSN: | SM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W of Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
| operation - Stuttgart, Germany |
Intercepted by Oberleutnant Wilhelm Herget of the Stab II./NJG 4, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110.
The pilot ordered the crew to bale out. Unfortunately one crew member said that he had left his parachute back at base. Plt Lt Off Krawczyk gave him his parachute without hesitation. Despite his wounds he made an emergency-landing . When he returned to England he was awarded the Virtuti Militari (5th Class):
Pilot:P-1347 Fg Off Stanislaw Krawczyk - Evaded
Pilot:784143 Sgt Wacław Czekalski - Evaded
Observer:76625 Fg Off Alojzy Szkuta - Evaded
Wireless Operator:792851 Sgt Edward Mikołaj Siądecki - Evaded
Air Gunner:P-0148 Plt Off Kazimierz Rowicki - Evaded
Air Gunner:781566 Sgt Ludwig Czarnecki (Broke his leg)PoW
Sources:
Krzystek's List
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
RAF Prisoners of War
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/reports/ER_305_Rowicki.htm
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/reports/ER_305_Siadecki.htm
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1942 | W5423 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 6 | 500 metres northwest of Jejsing train station, Tønder, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | Z8528 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 1 | 40 miles off Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2017 21:14 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2022 18:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2022 18:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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