Crash Site Vickers Wellington Mk IC Z8838

Vickers Wellington Mk IC Z8838 of No. 311 Squadron was shot down by a German night fighter flown by Hauptmann Helmuth Lent on 12 April 1942. All six crew members were killed.
The crew consisted of:
Pilot Sergeant Josef Kalenskyy
Co-Pilot Sergeant Karel Kodes
Navigator Flying Officer Karel Rychnovskyy
Radio Operator Sergeant Josef Politzer
Air Gunner Sergeant Jan Peprnicek
Air Gunner Flight Sergeant Josef Hrdina

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: RAF
• SHHK