ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203953
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8583 |
| MSN: | SM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bawdeswell, near Dereham; Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Takeoff at 23:55 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
The aircraft had been shot up by a Luftwaffe night fighter (possibly in the hands of Oberleutnant Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands).
Whilst attempting to land at RAF Manor Farm on one engine the aircraft crashed during landing at Bawdeswell near Dereham.
None of the crew survived:
Pilot:P-1399 Wg Cdr Robert Juliusz Hirszbandt - killed
2nd Pilot:P-0341 Fg Off Kazimierz Zygmunt Wieliczko (George Medal) - killed
Observer:P-0007 Fg Off Zbigniew Szela - killed
Air Gunner:793168 Sgt Jozef Zawistowski - killed
Air Gunner:780511 Sgt Bronislaw Władysław Sedzimir - killed
Air Gunner:794201 Sgt Jozef Ulicki - killed
Sources:
Krzystek's List
CWGC
ORB 305 Squadron RAF
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1942 | Z1281 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 5 | Chaussée de Tongres, Wihogne, Juprelle, Liège |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2018 14:56 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2020 09:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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