Operation: Transit
Date: 25th October 1941 (Saturday)
Unit: No. 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (AACU)
Type: Miles Magister I
Serial: T9831
Code: -
Base: RAF Pengam Moors, Cardiff, Wales
Location: Impens Farm, North Petherton, Somerset
Pilot: Sgt. Ryszard Bedkowski 793863 PAF Age 22. Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Fl/Sgt. Thomas Arthur Maslen 615059 RAFVR Age 25. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
No details of the operation they were on that day.
They flew into the ground at location shown, killing the pilot. Fl/Sgt. Maslen was seriously injured but died later in the day.
Burial details:
Sgt. Ryszard Bedkowski. Bridgwater Cemetery (Quantock Road). Sec. C. Grave 177. Born on the 13th September 1915 at Lublin, Poland. Next of kin details not available as yet.
Fl/Sgt. Thomas Arthur Maslen.Bath Cemetery (Haycombe). Plot 28. Section F. Row E. Son of Harry and Alice E. Maslen, of Odd Down, Bath, England. Grave inscription: 'In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Tom. Brother Of Phyllis, Bill And Syd'.Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this crew with thanks to sources as quoted below:
KTY 10.12.2019
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning we will remember
them. - Laurence
Binyon
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