Zavadowsky, Harry George
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Harry George |
Surname | Zavadowsky |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emily Zavadowsky, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V5384 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ramsey Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Grave 244. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/8781 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1942 |
End Date | 13-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Three minutes after bomb run dived from 1,000 feet and crashed at Butchers Farm, Thorney, near Peterborough, Northants. |