Orlinski, Casimir Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Casimir Frank |
Surname | Orlinski |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Mary Orlinski. Husband of Mary Orlinski. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HZ519 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED BROTHER LET HIM REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/134317 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Orlinski Lake, Manitoba; 25km east of Todd Island |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed Lost over the sea off the Dutch coastline |