Minkiewicz, Andrzej
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Andrzej |
Surname | Minkiewicz |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Date of Death | 04-02-1941 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1298 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.1439 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bradfield Green, Cheshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the RAF crew of Wellington R1298, 4th February 1941 |
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 | 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. |