ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207434
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| Date: | Saturday 13 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:52 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK516 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West of Brittany -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Shot down by Uffz. Karl Franz of the 10./NJG 5 - West of Brittany (90793,Sumatra I): 4,000m at 22:52 - flying Ju 88 C-6 C9+FU. The Junkers went down in this fight, too.
Operation: Gardening - mine-laying operations
Target area: Bay of Biscay
Call Sign: BH-K
Take off time: 18:43
Crew:
Pilot: 783169 Sgt Tadeusz Kuzminski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 37.
Navigator: 780226 Flt Sgt Karol Jerzy Kramarczyk -Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 33.
Wireless Operator: 782742 Sgt Stanislaw Napora - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 47.
Air Gunner: 703539 Sgt Atanazy Papkow - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 52.
Air Gunner: 794726 Sgt Franciszek Polom - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 56.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/component/mtree/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/19995-BK5161943-03-14.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 20:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Mar-2018 11:31 | Red Dragon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2018 11:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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