Hauptmann Hannes Gentzen, the commander of JG 102, opens his unit's scoring by shoting down a solitary "Los" polish medium bomber ( no. 72.18 ) of 211th Bomber Squadron, flying a reconaissance sortie. The bomber was crewed by Lt. Gorniak ( observer), Sgt. Zajdler (gunner), Cpl. Bonkowski (pilot) and LAC Puchala (gunner). The attacked aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the village of Rychlocice. Gorniak and Puchala were kiled in action.
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