ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202297
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1942 |
| Time: | 02:28 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9764 |
| MSN: | NZ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Geetbets, Flemish Brabant (claim location) -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
| RAF Lindholme |
Takeoff at 22:58 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft fell foul of the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Heinrich Petersen & Feldwebel Ludwig Leidenbach of the 6./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
The crew were initially buried at Sint-Truiden Cemetery on 7 April 1942. They were re-interred at Heverlee War Cemetery after the war:
Pilot: P-1570/783513 Plt Off Alfred Osadzinski - Heverlee War Cemetery
2nd Pilot: P-1586 / 783469 Plt Off Kazimierz Ziemiański - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. E. 2. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 50.
Observer: 76775 Flt Lt Zygmunt Natkański - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. E. 5. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 47.
Wireless Operator: 783452 Sgt Dominik Marian Grajnert - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. E. 6. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 20
Air Gunner: P-1538 / 783390 Sgt Ludwik Karol Assman - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. E. 3. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 1
Air Gunner: 780935 Sgt Zdzisław Babraj - Heverlee War Cemetery 3. E. 4. Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 2.
Sources:
https://304squadron.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/x9764-crash-history-second-time-unlucky.html
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Krzystek's List
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 20:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 29-Jun-2018 09:17 | ehren69 | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2019 11:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2020 17:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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