ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52503
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| Date: | Thursday 8 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:47 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1255 |
| MSN: | GR-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Het Koegras polder at Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell |
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung 845 and crashed.
Gardening – mine-laying operations - Nectarines area
Takeoff time: 20:29
The crew was initially buried at the Huisduinen military cemetery. Today, they rest in Bergen op Zoom cemetery (Noord-Brabant):
Pilot Sgt. S. Bielec 782806 PAF / grave 32 C 10
Observer F/O. J. Stapor P-0365 PAF / grave 34 A 10
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt. S.R. Sapeta 793963 PAF / grave 33 B 11
Front Gunner Sgt. S. Szczepanski 792429 PAF / grave 33 B 10
Rear Gunner Sgt. S. Chudy 794612 PAF / prisoner of war
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1875&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1941 | Z1277 | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | Maldeghem Airfield, East Flanders |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Oct-2017 18:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2020 07:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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