Wasilewski, Wincenty
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Wincenty |
Surname | Wasilewski |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | VM 5th Class, th |
Date of Death | 17-09-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB309 |
Markings | NF-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Slaglille Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.0839 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Slaglille Churchyard, Slaglille, Sjælland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture and inscribed memorial stones and plaque |
Memorial Text | Til minde om polike flyvere |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
The drop zone was code-named Obraz 108 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1943 |
End Date | 17-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Neon 3, for PAF, to deliver supplies to the Polish Resistance Movement. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on return leg and after dropping two paratroopers and crashed at Slaglille, ENE of Soro, Denmark |