Korczyk, Tadeusz
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Tadeusz |
Surname | Korczyk |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | KW |
Date of Death | 28-09-1941 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5557 |
Markings | SM-G |
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 | 60 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.780686 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Hatfield Moors Nature Reserve, Hatfield, South Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on Wooden Cross and aircraft wreckage |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew members of Vickers Wellington bomber W5557 which crashed here on 27th September 1941 |
Location | RAF Ingham Heritage Centre, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture, Inscribed Stone Memorials |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Ingham, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Polish Sqns |
Location | Polish Air Force Memorial, A40 Rdbt, Northolt, Middlesex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture, Inscribed Stone Memorials |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Polish airmen who were killed during WW2, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Bomber Sqns |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9282 (P362574/41) |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1941 |
End Date | 27-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (41% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on return on Hatfield Moor, near Lindholme1 |