Bednarski, Piotr
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Piotr |
Surname | Bednarski |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | VM 5th class, three times KW |
Date of Death | 12-05-1943 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT627 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Het Bildt General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.792895 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1943 |
End Date | 12-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Leek 7/ Catarrh 12, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |