Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Wellington Mk III, BK150, Code BH-Q

The 300 Sqn RAF consisted almost only of members of the Polish Air Force, who had emigrated/fled to the UK after the German invasion. On March 5th 1943 the Squadron was ordered to take part in an attack on Essen with bombers from their base at RAF Helmswell.

While flying above the target zone the Wellington BK 150 was quite badly hit by anti-aircraftgunfire. On the way back the plane had to land a little west of the Grootestraße Grand Street) at Hees. The navigator was killed as a result, whereas the remaining crew members were taken prisoner. A crash registration, asked for by Lt. Manfred Meurer, was not confirmed.

Crew members:
Pilot Kazimierz Jan Romaniszyn RAF POW
Navigator Jan Jankowski RAF KIA Rheinberg War Cemetery
Radio operator Michal Wozniak RAF POW

The crash took place at the coordinates: 51.615292, 6.159170.


In collaboration with the municipalities of Bergen, Gennep, Mook-Middelaar and Weeze, the initiative was created for cycling routes 'Wings of Freedom' along crash locations.
In the four municipalities, 28 crash sites have been definitively confirmed. Near each crash site is a memorial sign with information about the cause of the crash. Using the network of cycling nodes, there are four routes of approximately 30 - 40 km. deployed along these places.
Aerial gunner Chester Anthony Zaleski RAF POW
Aerial gunner Zygmunt Abramik RAF POW

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Source

• Text: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Photos: Peter Schipper (1, 2, 3, 4), Werkgroep Wings of Freedom (5)
• Vliegtuigcrashroute Wings of Freedom