ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202711
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| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1942 |
| Time: | 01:55 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1267 |
| MSN: | BH-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25km N of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:53 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Helmut Lent & Feldwebel Walter Kubisch of the Stab II./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield, in Bf 110 R4+EC.
Pilot: P-0751 Fg Off Józef Jan Kuśmierz - +
Pilot: P-0523 Fg Off Jan Urbaniak - +
Observer: P-1441 Fg Off Jan Orsza-Matysek - +
Wireless Operator: 793829 Sgt Jan Orlewski - +
Air Gunner: 792075 Sgt Franciszek Bay - +
Air Gunner: 782753 Sgt Aleksander Hupalo - +
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Krzystek's List
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1943 | HF605 | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Hannover |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 23:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2020 11:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2020 10:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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