ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202962
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1276 |
| MSN: | BH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Les Ripelles, Fromelennes, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| operation - Köln, Germany |
Intercepted by Oberleutnant Reinhold Eckardt of the 7./NJG 3, flying Bf 110 E-2 D5+AR.
Crew
Pilot:P-1719/783398 Plt Off Jan Mieczysław Fusinski - Evaded.
Pilot:P-0840 Plt Off Wacław Piotr Wasik - Evaded.
Observer:P-1448 Fg Off Tadeusz Wawerski - PoW
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-2207/793809 Sgt Aleksander Małecki - Evaded.
Air Gunner:783359 Sgt Mieczysław Sierpina PoW. Detained in hospital due to his injuries. No PoW number given. Returned to UK on 6 October 1944 probably due to prisoner exchange.
Air Gunner:782238 Sgt Stefan Miniakowski Evaded.
Sources:
France-Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1942 | Z1488 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | Marcy-Sous-Marle, Aisne département | |
w/o |
| 22 June 1943 | HE985 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea, off Dutch coast |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2017 18:43 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 17:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2022 17:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Category] |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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