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JACHNA, Ludwik

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Vickers Wellington IC
Serial Number R1298
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Nuneaton
Grave Reference .
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 53
Enlistment information
Service Number P.780645
Service Polish Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 18 OTU
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Poland
Last Operation information
Start Date 04-02-1941
End Date 04-02-1941
Takeoff Station Bramcote
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Training
Reason for Loss On navigation exercise during which the crew strayed off track. At 1250, or thereabouts, the Wellington flew into a barrage balloon cable and crashed, possibly in the area of Church Minshull, 4 miles SW of Middlewich, Cheshire. To date, this was the highest death toll in a single OTU accident.