Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z8583 |
Markings | SM-Z |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark upon Trent Cemetery, Polish Plot |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Service Number | P.793168 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | Poland |
Hirszbandt R J (W/C) |
Sedzimir B W (Sgt) |
Szela Z J (F/O) |
Ulicki J (Sgt) |
Wieliczko K Z (F/O) |
Start Date | 01-06-1942 |
End Date | 02-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2335. Stalled and crashed at 0345 while trying to make a single engined landing at Manor Farm, Billingford. The aircraft had been damaged by enemy action. |