Wellington W5533 at Lindholme airfield.
On 15th September 1941 this 305 Squadron aircraft was in the process of taking off from Lindholme airfield prior to an operational flight to bomb Le Havre when the pilot opened up the throttles before fully releasing the brakes. The time would have been around 19.30hrs. The aircraft tipped up onto it's nose and was slightly damaged. The crew appear to have then transferred to a reserve aircraft and flown that for their operational sortie, taking off an hour after the other 305 Squadron aircraft flown that evening.
Pilot - Sgt Jan Witold Rabek PAF (P.781271).
Pilot - F/O Franciszek Tadeusz Skarpetowski PAF (P.0747).
Navigator - F/O Aleksander Krawcewicz PAF (P.0935).
Wireless Operator - Sgt Mieczyslaw Pasik PAF (P.792854).
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt Jozef Janik PAF (P.781970).
Air Gunner - Sgt Leon Picewicz PAF (P.784779).