Sikorski, Henryk Franciszek
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Henryk Franciszek |
Surname | Sikorski |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | KW |
Date of Death | 08-05-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1322 |
Markings | SM-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Polish Air Force Memorial, Northolt |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.780349 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 305 (Ziemia Wielkopolska) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 81/6330 (P358958/41) |
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 | 08-05-1941 |
End Date | 09-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Ofw Hans Rasper 4/NJG1 and crashed in the Ijsselmeer, Netherlands. After 1945 their remains were located and buried in the Reichwald Forest Cemetery |