X9764 NZ
Vickers Wellington Mk IC
| Code letters | NZ |
|---|---|
| Squadron | No. 304 Squadron ((Silesian) Polish) |
| Mark | Mk IC |
| Fate | Lost on operations |
| Lost | 6 April 1942 |
Notes
A Vickers Wellington Mk IC of No. 304 (Polish) “Silesian” Squadron, code NZ, based at RAF Lindholme in South Yorkshire. On the night of 5/6 April 1942, returning from a raid on Cologne, it was intercepted by a Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighter of 6./NJG 1 and shot down near Geetbets in Brabant, Belgium. All six of its Polish crew were killed; first buried at Sint-Truiden, they now lie together in Heverlee War Cemetery near Leuven. They are commemorated by a memorial plaque at Geetbets, unveiled in 2009.
Operations flown
Operation Cologne (5 April 1942) — Failed to return
Crew: Ludwik Karol Assman (Front gunner) · Zygmunt Natkański (Navigator) · Alfred Osadziński (Pilot) · Zdzisław Babraj (Rear gunner) · Kazimierz Ziemiański (Second pilot) · Dominik Marian Grajnert (Wireless operator)