Pytlak, Jan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jan |
Surname | Pytlak |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | Three times KW |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IV |
Serial Number | Z1245 |
Markings | SM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.780702 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1672/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Eindhoven. The navigator, F/L Kiewnarski was one of the great escapers from Sagen and was executed by the Gestapo. |