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12.04.1942 No. 316 Squadron Spitfire Vb AD130 F/O. Buchwald
Operation: Circus 122
Date: 12th April 1942 (Sunday)
Unit: No. 316 (P) Squadron
Type: Spitfire Vb
Serial. AD130
Code: SZ-E
Location: Cassel, France.
Pilot: F/O. Bernard Karol Buchwald P-0372 PAF Age 25. PoW
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was escorting Bostons to Hazebrouck Marshalling Yards. F/O. Buchwald shot down one Fw 190 and one probable before he was shot down in combat with fighters of JG26. Forced landed and became PoW.

F/O. Bernard Buchwald and Spitfire AD 130 after forced landing (courtesy of Peter Sikora)

Born in Ocieszyn, Poland on the 15th May 1917. Passed away on the 31st December 2013 and buried in Poznań, Poland.
Research by Peter Sikora and dedicated to the family of F/O. Buchwald.
Acknowledgements
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