ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202962
Last updated: 30 November 2020
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| Date: | 28-APR-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Squadron Royal Air Force (300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | Z1276 |
| C/n / msn: | BH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Givet -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Outbound - Possible claim by Hptm Herbert Bonsch StabIII./NJG2 at 02:15. Aircraft crashed near Givet (Ardennes)France.
Crew
Pilot:P-1719/783398 Plt Off Jan Mieczysław Fusinski - Evaded.
Pilot:P-0840 Plt Off Wacław Piotr Wasik - Evaded.
Observer:P-1448 Fg Off Tadeusz Wawerski - PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-2207/793809 Sgt Aleksander Małecki - Evaded.
Air Gunner:783359 Sgt Mieczysław Sierpina PoW. Detained in hospital due to his injuries. No PoW number given. Returned to UK on 6 October 1944 probably due to prisoner exchange.
Air Gunner:782238 Sgt Stefan Miniakowski Evaded.
Sources:
French Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 18:43 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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