Vickers 424 Wellington IV

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Z1495

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1146LT on an operation to Essen. Over the Dutch coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Bergen, bursting into flames. A crew member was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Wladysław Kaźmierczak, pilot,
F/O Jan Gerstel, observer,
Sgt Józef Skoniecny, wireless operator,
Sgt Czesław Gębaczka, air gunner, †
Sgt Stanisław Abłamowicz, air gunner.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the Bay of Biscay: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942

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Z1496

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1620LT on an operation to Saint-Nazaire. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Bay of Biscay. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt L. Werschner, pilot,
P/O S. Lubojemski,
Sgt E. Szlenk,
Sgt J. Gross,
Sgt A. Psuja, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Vejle: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1942 at 2230 LT

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Z1343

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1854LT to lay mines in the Carrots area off Denmark's east coast. It crash in unknown circumstances into the Vejle fjord. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
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F/O Ludomir Kazimierz Borowicz, †
Sgt Z. Rausinski, †
Sgt Stefan Tadeusz Chmielewski,
W/O Mieczysław Zdzisław Dadej,
Sgt J. Cieszynski-Nalecz, air gunner. †

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV into the Celtic Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1942

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Z1421

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1715LT for a mine laying operation off Brittany. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Celtic Sea. Lost without trace.
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F/O W. Zubrzycki,
P/O J. Sawicki,
Sgt M. Osciak,
Sgt Z. Kozlowski,
Sgt T. Treutler.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Lorient: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1942

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Z1279

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1733LT to lay mines in the French waters off Lorient. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Andrzej Rogowski, pilot,
Cpt Kazimierz Joszt, navigator,
Cpl Bronisław Ossowski,
Cpl Wacław Jozef Polarski,
F/O Jerzy Gorecki.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Hazeldonk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942 at 2303 LT

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Z1475

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1840LT on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Hazeldonk, near Breda. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt C. Szymen, pilot,
F/O P. Sobolewski,
Sgt S. Piatek,
Sgt M. Mielnik,
Sgt L. Bialy.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV in Campigny: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1942

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Z1482

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While engaged in an operation to France, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Campigny, some 7 km southwest of Bayeux. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Henryk Nowakowski, pilot,
Sgt Florian Kornafel, radio operator,
P/O Jan Rysztok, observer,
Sgt Jan Karna, air gunner,
Sgt Henryk Zachel, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Texel Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1942 at 2349 LT

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The airplane departed RAF Ingham at 1838LT on an operation to Kiel. While returning to base in the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 35 km northwest of Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jozef Wojcik, pilot,
Sgt Ryszard Brych, pilot,
P/O Stanisław Janas, navigator,
Sgt Zenon Wilczynski, wireless operator,
Sgt Jerzy Lagonski, air gunner,
Sgt Wojciech Peczkowski, air gunner.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV near Skovby: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1942 at 2315 LT

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