ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201515
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1262 |
| MSN: | GR-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
Takeoff at 19:52 hrs local time for an operation to Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by heavy Flak. The crew all rest in Reichswald Forest War Cemetery:
Pilot: P1560 Fg Off Witold Stanisław Jarosszyk - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10. A. 6/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 25.
Pilot: P1617 Plt Off Zdzisław Retur - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10. A. 1-3/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 59.
Observer: P0766 Fg Off Cesary Kowal - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10. A. 3/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 30.
Wireless Operator: P1556 Plt Off Czesław Grycz - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10. A 5/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 20.
Air gunner: 780855 Sgt Antoni Bochaczek - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10. A .1-3/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 5.
Air Gunner: 792069 Sgt Mieczysław Golaszewski - Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Grave Ref. 10.A.4/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 19.
Sources:
Polish Squadrons Remembered
CWGC
polishwargraves.nl
Krzystek's List
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1262
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2017 13:49 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:17 | ehren69 | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2020 20:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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