Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9829 |
Markings | NZ- |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Service Number | P.1717 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 304 (Silesian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Poland |
Jankowski W (W/O) |
Kwak J T (F/O) |
Wojcik S M (F/L) |
Wozniak L J S (Sgt) |
Zieleniewski S (F/O) |
Start Date | 23-04-1942 |
End Date | 24-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Rostock. First of 4 such raids. 143 aircraft sent to bomb the Altstadt with incendiary devices (given their predominantly wooden construction) and a further 18 to bomb the Heinkel factory. Disappointing results despite good visibility- the Heinkel factory was not hit and most of the bomb load intended for the altstadt fell several miles away. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at the mouth of the River Ems |