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Operation: Escort
Date: 08th July 1941 (Tuesday)
Unit: No. 303 Squadron (PAF)
Type: Spitfire IIb
Serial: P8669
Code: RF-M
Base: RAF Northolt
Location: Dunkirk, France
Pilot: F/O. Wiktor Stanislaw Strzembosz P-0897 PAF Age 26. Killed
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REASON FOR LOSS:
12 Spitfires from 303 Squadron left at 14.30 hrs to provide cover for 3 Stirlings. The squadron were attacked,
One of the Squadron Spitfires flown by F/O. Wiktor Strzembosz peeled away and no site was seen of him.The squadron continued with the escort and on return were attacked again, Sgt. Germer managed to claim one before he was wounded. He managed to return escorted by P/O. Lipinski and landed at RAF Manston.
Whilst all this was going on Squadron Commander Tadeusz Arentowicz was heard on the R/T calling for assistance as he was going down. He was never seen by the others, presumed to have crashed into the Channel off Dunkirk.
Further combat details can be found on the page for Sq/Ldr. Henneberg DFC - missing on the 12th April 1941.
Burial details:F/O. Wiktor Stanislaw Strzembosz. Merville Communal Cemetery. Row B. Plot II. Grave 13. Born on 12th July 1914 in Rokiciny, Poland. Next of kin details currently not available - can you assist?
Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot, with thanks to Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses' Vol. 1-3. Our Archiwum Polish Database
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