ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51936
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DT627 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea prob off Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
The Halifax was on an SD (Special Duty) / SOE (Special Operations Executive) operation.
Call Sign: NF-P
Takeoff time: 22:50
Crew:
Pilot F/Lt. J. Polnik P76792 PAF Terschelling 98 Washed up Terschelling 6 Jul 43
Co-Pilot F/Sgt. B. Wojno P784743 PAF Terschelling 99 Washed up Terschelling 6 Jul 43
Flight engineer Sgt. J. Piatkowski P782899 PAF Northolt Memorial
Navigator F/O. J.H. Polkowski P0438 PAF Northolt Memorial
Bomb aimer Sgt. J. Kurzak P793785 PAF Northolt Memorial
Wo ag Sgt. K. Germansinski P793221 PAF Breda Polish War Cem Initially buried Anjum
Air Despatcher Sgt. P. Bednarski P792895 PAF Sint Jacobiparochie B 44 35 Washed up 1 Jul 43
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2279A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.polishwargraves.nl/bred/dt627.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2013 15:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2018 16:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jun-2022 22:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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