Malak, Waclaw Josef
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Waclaw Josef |
Surname | Malak |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | KW |
Date of Death | 03-05-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1214 |
Markings | SM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.0090 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
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 81/6206 (P358799/41) |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-05-1941 |
End Date | 03-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Emden |
Reason for Loss | Took off from Syerston at 21:40 hrs, last heard from, on W/T at 02:32 hrs by Sealand. Shot down by a night fighter flown by Ltn Reinhold Knacke of I/NJG1. Crashed at Budel (Noord Brabant), 20 kilometres South-South-East of Eindhoven - |