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September 10th 1942

Wellington IV Z1258 BH-N of 300 Sq.

Crashed at Oud Beijerland, 12 km SSW of Rotterdam near the farm of J. Zevenbergen, Langeweg 2, 23.15 hrs local time.
Shot down by a night-fighter ( Oblt. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) .

Crew:

- F/L Stanislaw WASZKIEWICZ (Pilot PAF), age 33. KIA
- F/O Jerzy WIERZBICKI (Obs. PAF), age 32. KIA
- Sgt Edward ZAKIELARZ (Wop/AG PAF), age 22. KIA
- Sgt Borys SAWCZUK (Wop/AG PAF), age 22. KIA
- Sgt Jan HOROCH (AG PAF) KIA
All buried Rotterdam Crooswijk General Cemetery
PAF=Polish Air Force

Target: Düsseldorf
Homebase: Ingham
Taken off: 20.29 (GMT)


Details supplied by Jan Weda