Operation: Training
Date: 29th May 1942 (Friday)
Unit: No. 302 Squadron (Polish)
Type: Spitfire Vb
Serial: P8725
Code: WX-B
Base: RAF Heston
Location: Fairmile, Henley-on-Thames
Pilot: F/O. Sylwester Jerzy Godlewski P-1450 / 76739 PAF Age 27. Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
During a practice formation flight crashed at 14:00 hrs - no apparent reason and we welcome any further information on this loss.
Burial Details:
F/O. Sylwester Jerzy Godlewski. Northwood Cemetery, Middlesex. Sec. H Grave 289. Born 27th October 1914, Warsaw, Poland. Next of kin details not available as yet.
Researched for relatives of the pilot with thanks for further information to Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', The Grangemouth Air Cadets and the Grangemouth Spitfire Memorial Trust who provided me with so much information and assistance during my visit.
KTY 07.02.2019 Updated
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