Sablik, Oskar
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Oskar |
Surname | Sablik |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | Twice KW |
Date of Death | 23-04-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | R3408 |
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 | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.1438 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Allerton Park Castle, Allerton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial Garden dedicated to the 4272 personnel of 6 (RCAF) Gp based at Allerton Castle who gave the ultimate sacrifice during WWII to preserve our freedom |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller Unit & Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the men & women of 6 (RCAF) Gp Bomber Command and to the 9980 Canadians lost serving in Bomber Command. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-04-1941 |
End Date | 23-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bramcote |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | t/o for a night navigation exercise. Strayed approx. 20 miles off its intended course and entered the Midlands barrage balloon defences. At about 2338, the Anson collided with a cable and came down at Stole House, Walsgrave on Sowe on the eastern outskirts of Coventry |