Pietruszka, Stanislaw
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanislaw |
Surname | Pietruszka |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | VM 5th Class, four times KW |
Date of Death | 23-06-1941 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington I |
Serial Number | R1026 |
Markings | GR- |
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 | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.1379 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 301 (Pomeranian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Ingham Heritage Centre, Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture and Inscribed Memorial Stones |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Ingham, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Polish Sqns |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Norton Disney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 300 and 301 Polish Sqns who flew from RAF Swinderby during WW2 |
Location | Polish Air Force War Memorial, A40 Rdbt, Northolt, Middlesex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture &Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Polish airmen who were killed during WW2, including Nos 300, 301, 304 and 305 Bomber Sqns |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of those who served at RAF Chedburgh, including Nos 301 and 304 Polish Sqns |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7112 (P359941/41) |
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 | 22-06-1941 |
End Date | 23-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0400 following a fire in the starboard engine, leading to the propeller detaching. Crashed at Winkburn, near Newark on Trent |