The story
At the date of 28-08-1942, time: 0030, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Woensel (Beekstraat and the Eckartse Heiweg, these roads don't exists anymore. Now Plutostraat). The unit of crew and plane is: 305 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Lieutenant, name: A. Kiewnarski. The plane belonged to the 305 (Wielkopolska) Squadron .
Sgt. Jan Pytlak, pilot; (16.1.1918 at Szamotułach, near Poznań)
F/Lt Antoni KIEWNARSKI, navigator;( 26 january 1899 in Moskou)
F/Sgt Feliks GAWLAK, radio; (15-5-1918 at Kaczanowo)
Sgt Jozef JANIK, airgunner; (6.1.1914 Brzostek p Jasło) .
Sgt. Tadeuz Frankowski; (2-8-1920) bombardier and airgunner
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