Gozdz, Czeslaw
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Czeslaw |
Surname | Gozdz |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | VM 5th Class, three times KW |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ645 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark upon Trent Cemetery, Polish Plot |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.1599 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 27-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- featering procedures |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine cut immediately after the pupil pilot feathered the port engine. The instructor tried to recover from the resultant dive but lost control in the process |