ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52749
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8528 |
| MSN: | SM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles off Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme |
Operation - third 1000 bomber raid / target: Bremen, Germany.
Engine trouble. Crew resued by British war ship:
Pilot G/Cpt. S. Skarzynski P1252 PAF killed / washed up Terschelling island in the Netherlands on 21 July / Terschelling cemetery
Co-Pilot P/O. J. Szybka P1578 PAF rescued
Observer F/Lt. K. Nowak P0095 PAF rescued
Air gunner Sgt. W. Szmidt P792066 PAF rescued
Air gunner F/Lt. E. Rudowski P1370 PAF rescued
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=Z8528&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 February 1942 | W5423 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 6 | 500 metres northwest of Jejsing train station, Tønder, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
| 5 May 1942 | Z8599 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | W of Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jun-2017 12:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2018 14:49 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn] |
| 16-Feb-2018 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 11:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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