Wiszniewski, Jan Leonard Maria
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jan Leonard Maria |
Surname | Wiszniewski |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | VM 5th Class, three times KW |
Date of Death | 09-08-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2625 |
Markings | GR-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot XIII Row D Grave 7 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.0333 |
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 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-08-1941 |
End Date | 09-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2226hrs. Shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Ludwig Becker, 4./NJG1 and crashed at 0025hrs just inside German territory opposite the Dutch town of Nieuwe Schans (Groningen), 12km ENE of Winschoten. |