ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201127
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1942 |
| Time: | 22:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5423 |
| MSN: | SM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 500 metres northwest of Jejsing train station, Tønder, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Took off from RAF Lindholme at 19:00 hrs local time for an operation against Kiel in Germany.
Intercepted by Leutnant Szameitat & Unteroffizier Kübler of the 6./NJG 3, flying Bf 110 D5+AP under control of radar station Robbe.
The tail of the aircraft was found 500 metres from the rest of the wreck, and a dinghy was found near Tønder barracks. One last bomb exploded after the arrival of police and spectators without anyone getting hurt.
The crew were all found with the wreck while Fg Off Mieczyslaw Gorzenski was found beside the tail. They were all laid to rest in Åbenrå cemetery on 5 March 1942. Participating in the graveside ceremony were Danish and German officials as well as a Wehrmacht guard of honour.
Pilot: 77681 Fg Off Jan Orzechowski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1 Collective Grave 12.
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 50.
Pilot: P-1636 Plt Off Stanislaw Jozef Zeromski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1 Collective Grave 12/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 82.
Observer: P-0758 Fg Off Aleksander Roman Golczewski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1
Collective Grave 12/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 19.
Wireless Operator: P-1798 Plt Off Walerain Feliks Gidaszewski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1 Collective Grave 12/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 18.
Air Gunner: 784624 Sgt Edward Ceglowski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1 Collective Grave 12. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 8.
Observer: P-0070 Fg Off Mieczyslaw Gorzenski - Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Military Plot 1 Collective Grave 12/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 19.
Sources:
Airwar Over Denmark
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Find A Grave.
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 1942 | Z8599 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | W of Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | Z8528 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 1 | 40 miles off Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 21:29 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 09:15 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2022 09:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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