Slaby, Jaroslav
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Jaroslav |
Surname | Slaby |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 16-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Of Czechoslovakia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | N2771 |
Markings | KX-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrow (Pinner) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G.4. Coll. grave 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 82637 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 311 (Czechoslovak) |
Squadron Motto | Na mnozstvi nehledte (Never regard their numbers) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Czechoslovakia |
Other Memorials
Location | Guildhall, Guildhall St, Thetford, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron Royal Air Force 1940 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
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 | 16-10-1940 |
End Date | 17-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Severe icing leading to aircraft crashing near to Fighter Command headquarters, Bentley Priory |