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| Date: | Tuesday 23 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:32 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM487 |
| MSN: | BH-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Edge of Krefeld-Dressen, Nord Rhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Faldingworth |
Mission to Dortmund,
Credited to Feldwebel Hans Kugler, V./JG 300, as his 3rd victory.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Wilhelm Adler PAF P/1746 [PoW]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kazimierz Feliks Kozanecki PAF P/780049 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Mieczyslaw Jozef Bergner PAF P/2097 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Stanislaw Antoni Chabrowski PAF P/784982 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Kazimierz Jankowiak PAF P/704737 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Kazimierz Nawratil PAF
Air Gunner : Sergeant Leon Winkiel PAF P/792294 [Killed]
Sgt Nawratil's fate is unknown, he is not listed as a casualty on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or as a PoW. Possibly an evader?
Sources:
Theo Boiten: Nachtjagd 1944 Part 3, p. 020.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 21:30 | redsix | Added |
| 29-May-2023 09:47 | Nepa | Updated |
| 19-Apr-2024 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2024 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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