ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52558
Last updated: 26 November 2020
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| Date: | 10-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Squadron Royal Air Force (300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | Z1258 |
| C/n / msn: | BH-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Langeweg road, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).
All five rest at Rotterdam:
Pilot / F/Lt. S. Waszkiewicz 76615 PAF / grave LL 2 19-21
Observer / F/O. J.A. Wierzbicki P-1047 PAF / grave LL 2 22
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / Sgt. E.K. Zakielarz 784108 PAF / grave LL 2 19-21
Air Gunner / Sgt. J. Horoch 794285 PAF / grave LL 1 17
Air Gunner / Sgt. B.K. Sawczuk 781411 PAF / grave LL 2 19-21
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1821&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 18:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-May-2020 12:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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