ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205958
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1489 |
| MSN: | BH-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 16 miles off Great Yarmouth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Takeoff at 23:47 hrs for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany.
At 01:54 hrs, the aircraft was heavily damaged by the floating Flak battery 'Medusa' (Marine-Flak-Abteilung 222) over the target and was ditched 16 miles off Great Yarmouth. The crew were rescued by Air Sea Rescue launch. Unfortunately Sgt Rawski drowned:
Pilot:793835 Sgt Leon Szychowiak
Observer:P-0354 Fg Off Eugeniusz Slomkowski
Wireless Operator:792442 Sgt Benendykt Władysław Molik
Air Gunner:794277 Sgt Zenon Jelonek
Air Gunner:792938 Sgt Jan Rawski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 58.
Sources:
Krzystek's List
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1942 | Z1183 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 5 | sea west of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 25 November 1942 | Z1495 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 2 | edge of barracks camp near Guurtjeslaan 16, Bergen, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 29 June 1943 | HZ438 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 5 | Biezenstraat, Kortrijk-Dutsel, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2018 22:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 12-Mar-2018 17:35 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 15-Mar-2018 16:57 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2020 08:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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