ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202425
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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5519 |
| MSN: | SM-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles off Cromer, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire |
Homebound badly shot up by a night fighter over the Dutch coast. Ditched 4 miles off Cromer Norfolk. Rescued by the Cromer lifeboat "The H F Bailey" and recovered from a trawler which had picked them up from their dinghy. Three of the crew needed hospital treatment.
Crew
Pilot: P-1079 Fg Off Tadeusz Mieczysław Czołowski - Injured
Pilot: 782328 Sgt Brunon Maleika
Observer: P-1268 Fg Off Jan Jezycki
Wireless Operator: P-2092/781195 Sgt Marian Zajac
Air Gunner: 781551 Sgt Czesław Poniatowski
Air Gunner: 792662 Sgt Kazimierz Wziątek - Injured
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
305 Squadron
Krzystek's List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2017 19:57 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2020 20:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 24-Mar-2022 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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