ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53561
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1941 |
| Time: | 00:48 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1322 |
| MSN: | SM-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer 12 km SW of Lemmer, Friesland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Syerston, |
Mission:-Bremen. Took off from RAF Syerston at 2256 hrs. Shot down by a night-fighter (Ofw Hans Rasper, 4./NJG1) and crashed in the IJsselmeer, 12 km SW of Lemmer. Three bodies were later recovered and taken for burial in various Dutch Cemeteries; Plt Off Socharzki, Sgt Sikorski and Sgt Pisarski have no know graves.
Crew
Sgt J P Dorman +
Sgt Z Gwozdz +
Plt Off M Socharzki +
Sgt H F Sikorski +
Sgt S Pisarski +
Sgt L Karcz +
The complex recovery of the wellington R1322 was made by Leemans Speciaalwerken with Leemans aircraft recovery and min of defence. Four 500 lbs bombs were found and a lot of wreckage and most important the human remains of mia during the most complex operation ever in dutch history. In the middle of the waters of the IJsselmeer a huge cofferdam was created and drained. The Lancaster of battle of Brittan memorial flight did a flyby honouring the brave crew and the children of the local town involved in the recovery. A book is been written about this remarcable operation followed all over the world.
Sources:
1. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1023&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
2. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 53.
3. https://youtu.be/K4NR4436B2g
4. http://leemansspeciaalwerken.nl
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | HE347 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 2 | 's Gravenwezel, Schilde, Antwerp |  |
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Dutch started in IJsselmeer recovery of #RAF #Wellington bomber R1322 (with possibly remains of Polish missing crew) pic.twitter.com/VlyEQMK23q
— Frenkie (@Frenkie58) 25 August 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2016 20:11 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2017 18:23 | Leemans aircraft rec | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 18-Apr-2017 23:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2017 23:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 07-May-2019 10:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2022 17:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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