Accident Vickers Wellington Mk Ic W5726,
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Date:Tuesday 15 July 1941
Time:02:27 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk Ic
Owner/operator:305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF
Registration: W5726
MSN: SM-Q
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sebaldsbrück/Osterholz, Bremen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mission - Bremen.
Hit by heavy Flak, crashed and exploded.

For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5726
Google Maps

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 May 1942 Z8645 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 0 Near Forest Farm, Walshford North of Wetherby w/o

Revision history:

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24-Jul-2019 19:57 TigerTimon Added

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