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Salvation: https://ww2.fredvogels.com/av/video/video/salvation-of-the-polish-wellington-serial-r1322.html
At the date of 09-05-1941, time: 0048, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: IJsselmeer (12 km SSW Lemmer). The unit of crew and plane is: 305 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Sergeant, name: J.P. Dorman. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Crew: Wellington Mk.1C R1322 SM-F - 09 May 1941 - Mission: Bremen
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780672 - Pilot - sierż. / F/Sgt. - Jan Piotr Dorman - PAF - Age 30 - KIA
780156 - Co-pilot - plut. / Sgt. - Zdzisław Gwóźdź - PAF - Age 26 - KIA
P 1440 - Navigator - por. / P/O - Maciej Wojciech Socharski - PAF - Age 33 - MIA
780732 - Wireless Operator - st. serz. / Sgt. - Ludwik Karcz - PAF - Age 25 - KIA
781036 - Air Gunner - plut. strz.- Sgt. - Stanisław Pisarski - PAF - Age 26 - MIA
780672 - Air Gunner - plut. strz. / Sgt. - Henryk Franciszek Sikorski - PAF - Age 24 - MIA
At the IJsselmeer this aircraft was shot by a Messchersmitt Bf 110 of Oberfeldwebel Hans Rasper and Unteroffizer Erich Schreiber of the unit 4/NJG 1
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