ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140871
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HF605 |
| MSN: | BH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hannover -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Wellington HF605 Took off at 23:42hrs 2 Aug 1943 from RAF Ingham for raid on Hamburg.
Hit by Flak in the target area and later forced down due to severe icing. 3.8.1943
Shot down by Flak during raid on Hamburg.
Crew:
P/O Tadeusz Stanislaw SKALISZ (P/2113) nav.PAF - killed
P/O Witold SMYK (P/0846) pilot PAF - killed
Sgt (Wop/AG) Antoni PILAT (PAF) - POW
Sgt (A/B.) Witold CZERNICHOWICZ (PAF) POW
Sgt (AG.) Adam JAREMKO (PAF) - POW
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 April 1942 | Z1267 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea 25km N of Terschelling, Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 12:46 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 11:38 | Holschtein | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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