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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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8 AACU Magister I T9831 Sgt. Bedkowski, RAF Pengam Moors, Accident, North Petherton, Somerset

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

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