Accident Vickers Wellington Mk IC Z1167,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52969
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 March 1942
Time:21:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:311 Sqn RAF
Registration: Z1167
MSN: KX-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 20 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF East Wretham, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 18:51 LT for an operation to Emden, Germany.
At 21:20 hrs, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:
Sgt (787172) Karel DANIHELKA (1.pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787491) Vladimír HANZL (2.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (82527) Ladislav ŘÍHA (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787845) František JANČA (WOP/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787889) Dobromil ŠPINKA (WOP/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787589) Adolf PODIVINSKÝ (AG) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1.html
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1428&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
ORB 311 Sqn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 April 1942 P9299 1429 Flt RAF 6 Pystell Gwyn Llanymawddwy Gwynedd w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
11-Feb-2013 07:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
02-Mar-2017 13:30 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2017 18:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
11-Nov-2017 17:51 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Operator]
23-Dec-2017 17:45 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
07-Nov-2019 18:35 TigerTimon Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2022 23:47 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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