ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52793
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1215 |
| MSN: | BH-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, UK |
Takeoff at 23:52 hrs for an operation to Emden in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 6./NJG 2, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) North Sea 30 km NW of Vlieland (Tiger).
Four of the crew are missing in action to this day:
Pilot:780037 Sgt Czesław Dziekonski - Sage War Cemetery Plot VII Row F Grave 3. (Washed up Borkum 25 July 42) Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 14.
Co-Pilot:783145 Sgt Ludwig Michalski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 44.
Navigator:P-1433 Fg Off Eugeniusz Marian Lech - Terschelling (West Terschelling) General Cemetery Grave 58 (Washed up Terschelling 14 July 42) - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 37.
Air Gunner:P-0439 Fg Off Antoni Kazimierz Szyszkowski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 71.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:P-792219 Sgt Stanisław Wardynski - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 75.
Air Gunner:P-1664 Plt Off Stefan Jan Neulinger - Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 47.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=Z1215&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.626-squadron.co.uk/willem16.htm
CWGC
Krzystek's List.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Sep-2015 18:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2015 05:18 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2017 09:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2018 22:36 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2018 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2020 20:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 10:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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