Accident Vickers Wellington Mk IV Z1468 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202549
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 April 1942
Time:03:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IV
Owner/operator:301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF
Registration: Z1468
MSN: GR-I
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Youngwood near Bardney -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hemswell
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Damaged by flak crash landed at Youngwood near Bardney, Lincolnshire with damaged radio and fuel tanks.

Crew
Pilot: 76639 Sgt Stanisław Michał Krzystyniak
Pilot: P-1805 / 793402 Plt Off Kazimierz Józef Szrajer
Observer: P-1442 Fg Off Radomir Ryszard Walczak
Wireless Operator: 782633 Sgt Czesław (Howard) Harmuszkiewicz - Injured
Air Gunner: 781425 Sgt Ignacy Adamczyk
Air Gunner: P-781320 Sgt Leon Brunon Abakanowicz - Injured

Sources:

Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
Krzystek's List

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Dec-2017 15:42 Red Dragon Added
05-Dec-2017 15:47 Red Dragon Updated [Date, Operator]
05-Dec-2017 16:10 Red Dragon Updated [Operator]
18-Oct-2018 17:04 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator]

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