Operation:Circus 88

Date: 29th August 1941 (Friday)

Unit:No. 306 Squadron (Polish)

Type: Spitfire IIb

Serial: P8507 (1)

Coded: UZ-Z

Location: Hazerbrouck, Northern France.

Pilot:Sq/Ldr. Jerzy Karol Józef Sloński-Ostoja P-0717 Polish Air Force Age 31. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Shot down over Hazerbrouck, Northern France by Me109 and killed.

He had 4 confirmed kills:

Me109 - 17th June 1941
Me109 - 23rd July 1941
Me109 x 2 - 14th August 1941

(1) P8507 Purchased by the public of Bermuda - public donations - named 'Bermuda 1'

Spitfire IIb P8507 Crash site (courtesy Piotr Wiśniewski)

                     

Burial Details:

Sq/Ldr. Jerzy Karol Józef Sloński-Ostoja. Dunkirk Cemetery Grave No. 18. Row. 2/2. 

Further information: Born on 20th July 1910. From Tamów, Poland. He had two brothers Bogdan and Marek, sadly both were also killed serving in the airforce. (Bogdan with 58 OTU Spitfire I X4251 - Training exercise 30th October 1941 - Marek with 540 Squadron Mosquito XI LR512 - Air test 9th February 1944)

Researched by Peter Sikora with additional information added by webmaster.