ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203163
Last updated: 17 February 2021
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| Date: | 06-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | 05:43 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Squadron Royal Air Force (305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | W5573 |
| C/n / msn: | SM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | NNE of Gainsborough -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Returning to base the aircraft crash landed 4 miles NNE of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire at 05:43.
Crew:
Pilot: P-1552/783430 Plt Off Tadeusz Ginter (injured),
Pilot:P-0341 Fg Off Kazimierz Zygmunt Wieliczko
Pilot: P-0078 Fg Off Zbigniew Antoni Siarkowski
Pilot:780875 Sgt Marian Kita
Air Gunner:P-2196/793935 Sgt Józef Borowiak
Observer: P-0478 Sgt Roman Marian Galewicz
Sources:
305 "Ziemia Wiekopolska" Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Krzystek's List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2017 18:20 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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