ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202968
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:14 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1088 |
| MSN: | NZ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 300 metres west of Villers-la-Ville, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
| operation - Köln, Germany |
Shot down by Feldwebel Fritz Schellwat of the 5./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Sint-Truiden airfield.
Crew
Pilot:76788 Fg Off Ryszard Zygmunt Szczurowski - Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row V. Grave 2.
Observer:P-0131 Fg Off Edward Kowalski - Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row V. Grave 3-5 (Coll.)
Wireless Operator:780342 Flt Sgt Zdzisław Stanisław Pieczyński - Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row V. Grave 1.
Air Gunner:792687 Sgt Stefan Ferenc - Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row V. Grave 3-5 (Coll.)
Air Gunner:781505 Sgt Wincenty Garbacz - Charleroi Communal Cemetery Row V. Grave 3-5 (Coll.)
Sources:
Krzystek's List
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-te-villers-la-ville
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 20:10 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 17:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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