Accident Vickers Wellington Mk Ic DV441,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52768
 
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Date:Friday 26 June 1942
Time:overnight
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk Ic
Owner/operator:304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF
Registration: DV441
MSN: NZ-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:lost without trace -
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lindholme
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Operation - third 1000 bomber raid / target: Bremen, Germany.
All six crew members are missing in action:

Pilot:P-792037 Sgt Henryk Kuc - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 35.
Navigator:P-0191 Fg Off Marian Józef Dydziul - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 14.
Bomb Aimer:P-783875 Sgt Tadeusz Kamyszek - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 27.
Wireless Operator:P-1604 Plt Off Jan Kramin - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 33.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-781912 Sgt Nikita Mikołaj Talach - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 72.
Air Gunner:P-781144 Sgt Jan Wojtas - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 78.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
304 "Ziemia Slaska" Squadron Royal Air Force
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Krzystek's List
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Q441

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
28-Jun-2017 17:52 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jan-2018 17:09 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
18-Oct-2018 17:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
04-May-2020 11:35 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
04-May-2020 11:35 TigerTimon Updated [Damage]

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