ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202827
Last updated: 20 March 2021
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| Date: | 24-APR-1942 |
| Time: | 03:37 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Ziemia Slaska) Squadron Royal Air Force (304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X9829 |
| C/n / msn: | NZ-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | River Ems near Pilsum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Claimed by Hptm Hans-Georg Schutze 4./NJG2 - River Ems near Pilsum 15km NW Emden at 03:37. Aircraft crashed at the mouth of the River Ems.
Crew
Pilot: P-0608 Fg Off Jan Tadeusz Kwak - Sage War Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 5. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 37.
Pilot: P-1717 Plt Off Lech Stanisław Dzierzbicki - Sage War Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 9. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 14.
Observer:P-0043 Flt Lt Stanisław Marian Wojcik DFC - Sage War Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 8. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 79.
Bomb Aimer:782335 Sgt Władysław Jankowski - Sage War Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 7. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 25.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:780835 Sgt Lucjan Jan Stanisław Wozniak - Sage War Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave 6. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 78.
Air Gunner:P-0831 Fg Off Stanisław Zieleniewski - Sage War Cemetery Plot X, Row D, Grave 13. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 81.
Sources:
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1
Krzystek's List
www.polishwargraves.nl
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 15:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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