Valenta, Arnost
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Arnost |
Surname | Valenta |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD, Vojensky Rad Za Svoboda (1st Class), CWC – Czech War Cross, Czechoslovak Medal for Valour, Czechoslovak Military Medal "For Merit" Silver Medal. |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Of Czechoslovakia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | L7842 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 82532 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 311 (Czechoslovak) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the great escapers, shot by the Gestapo |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1941 |
End Date | 08-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Boulogne |
Reason for Loss | Force landed and captured intact. All crew became PoW |