Korczyk, Tadeusz
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Tadeusz |
Surname | Korczyk |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | KW |
Date of Death | 28-09-1941 |
Next of Kin |
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
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 |