ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236241
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:02 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1281 |
| MSN: | SM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chaussée de Tongres, Wihogne, Juprelle, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Saarbrücken in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Five aviators were killed: Plt C. Poniatowski, Ppor S.K. Turski, Por J.T. Klocek, Kpl M.K. Górny and Kpl J.S. Korepta. This crew was first buried at Brustem, later transferred to Heverlee, where four crew members rest in a collective grave.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1281
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1942 | Z8583 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 6 | Bawdeswell, near Dereham; Norfolk, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 11:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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