ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159502
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| Date: | Monday 29 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB846 |
| MSN: | BH-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berneck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Faldingworth |
| RAF Faldingworth |
Mission to Stuttgart. Took off From RAF Faldingworth at 1958 hrs. Crashed at Berneck on the SE side of the Schwarzwald and about 2 km N from the small town of Altensteig. Those who died are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery. Flt Lt Zarebski PAF had made his way to England via Romania and France, going on to fly fighters 308, 303 and 306 Squadrons before converting to twins and a spell at 18 OTU. Ironically, his transfer to Bomber Command was for health reasons! He was born 11 May 1914.
Crew
Flt Lt Z E Zarebski PAF (KIA)
Flt Sgt J N Gerwatowski PAF (POW)
Plt Off R A Paszkowski PAF (KIA)
Plt Off Z Wesolowski (POW)
Sgt P Barzdo PAF (POW)
Sgt K Cymbala PAF (KIA)
Sgt R Mankowski (POW)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1945 Page 55.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1944 | LL807 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 7 | IJsselmeer near Urk, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
| 19 July 1944 | PB171 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 8 | North Sea off Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 8 January 1946 | NG269 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 4 | Normanby-le-Wold, West Lindsay, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 02:39 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Feb-2015 17:58 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-May-2016 06:56 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 10:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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