Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK471 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark upon Trent Cemetery & Polish Air Force Memorial Northolt |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | P.0031 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | Poland |
Kot R (F/S) |
Sawicki J (Sgt) |
Solecki M (Sgt) |
Start Date | 21-10-1943 |
End Date | 21-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bircotes |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Shortly after takeoff the pilot radioed to state that they were returning due to engine difficulties. Forty minutes after takeoff the aircraft crashed in trees two miles north of the airfield and burst into flames. Accident investigators found a sheared split pin which was attributed as the cause of the accident. |