ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153924
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| Date: | 17-OCT-1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Squadron Royal Air Force (311 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | N2773 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Issued to 311 Squadron, RAF and coded 'KX-X'. Lost on raid on night of 16/17.10.1940 whilst on a raid to Bremen. Five of the six crew left the aircraft by parachute. P / O Miroslav Vejražka, Wireless telegraph operator, died during the jump when his parachute failed to open, the rest of the crew saved.
F / Lt Šnajdr Joseph (PoW)
Sgt Anderle Leo (PoW)
P / O Richter Joseph (PoW)
P / O Vejražka Miroslav - KAS
P / O Fürbach Joseph (PoW)
Sgt Langer Ulrich (PoW)
PoW - Taken Prisoner of War. KAS - Killed on Active Service
Sources:
http://aces.safarikovi.org/biography/cz/cz/snajdr.html
https://en.valka.cz/topic/view/77
http://www.lostaircraft.com/viewtopic.php?lang=de&f=4&t=7600
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2013 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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