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405 (RCAF) Squadron. HP Halifax II W7713 LQ-T. T/O Pocklington 23:46 for Essen. Crashed near Krefeld. (Second 1,000 bomber raid.)
Mission: Frankfurt, Germany
Date: 2/3rd December 1942
Unit: No. 102 Squadron
Type: Halifax II
Serial: W7913
Coded: DY-C
Base: Pockilington, Yorkshire
Location: Between Resteigne and Grupont (Luxembourg)
Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Harry Morrissey R/100533 D.F.M. R.C.A.F. Age. 25 Killed
Pilot 2: Sgt. Robert Francis Hughes Kenyon 139871 R.A.F.V.R. Age. ? Killed
Fl/Eng: Sgt. John Martin Beart Albrecht 56906 R.A.F. Age. 23 Killed
Air/Bmr: F/O. Donald Edward Pike 120581 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 27 Killed
Obs: Sgt. Erlin Leslie Ross Brown 1263694 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 30 Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. George Allen Robson 1002130 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 27 Killed
Air/Gnr: Sgt. John William Taylor 1390639 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 21 Killed
Air/Gnr: Sgt. Thomas McCallum 965300 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 22 Killed
Reason for loss:
Took off at 01.45 hrs from the R.A.F. base in Pocklington, Yorkshire. Part of a 112 aircraft raid on Frankfurt, Germany. The force was made up with 48 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 22 Stirlings, 15 Wellingtons. Weather for the raid was a thick haze and the pathfinders were unable to establish the location of Frankfurt. Most of the bombing fell in country areas south - west of the city, it is possible that a decoy fire was operating.
3 Halifaxes, 1 Lancaster, 1 Stirling and 1 Wellington were lost.
Halifax W7913 was shot down by Uffz. Dieter Erichsen of 2./NJG4 over Resteigne at a height of 4.500 mtrs. at 03.35 hrs. This was the first of his 4 kills until he was shot down and wounded on the 18/19th March 1945 on finals to Gerotzhofen airfield by an 85 squadron Mosquito crewed by Fl/Lt F.D. Winn and F/O T. P Ryan. It is not known if Ofhr. Erichson survived the war.
Halifax BB313, No. 138 Squadron, crashed 12/13 May 1943. Crashed W of Troyes (Aube), hit by flak....
Halifax B.III MZ913 'JANE', No. 462 Squadron RAAF.
Mission: Frankfurt, Germany
Date: 2/3rd December 1942
Unit: No. 102 Squadron
Type: Halifax II
Serial: W7913
Coded: DY-C
Base: Pockilington, Yorkshire
Location: Between Resteigne and Grupont (Luxembourg)
Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Harry Morrissey R/100533 D.F.M. R.C.A.F. Age. 25 Killed
Pilot 2: Sgt. Robert Francis Hughes Kenyon 139871 R.A.F.V.R. Age. ? Killed
Fl/Eng: Sgt. John Martin Beart Albrecht 56906 R.A.F. Age. 23 Killed
Air/Bmr: F/O. Donald Edward Pike 120581 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 27 Killed
Obs: Sgt. Erlin Leslie Ross Brown 1263694 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 30 Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. George Allen Robson 1002130 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 27 Killed
Air/Gnr: Sgt. John William Taylor 1390639 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 21 Killed
Air/Gnr: Sgt. Thomas McCallum 965300 R.A.F.V.R. Age. 22 Killed
Reason for loss:
Took off at 01.45 hrs from the R.A.F. base in Pocklington, Yorkshire. Part of a 112 aircraft raid on Frankfurt, Germany. The force was made up with 48 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 22 Stirlings, 15 Wellingtons. Weather for the raid was a thick haze and the pathfinders were unable to establish the location of Frankfurt. Most of the bombing fell in country areas south - west of the city, it is possible that a decoy fire was operating.
3 Halifaxes, 1 Lancaster, 1 Stirling and 1 Wellington were lost.
Halifax W7913 was shot down by Uffz. Dieter Erichsen of 2./NJG4 over Resteigne at a height of 4.500 mtrs. at 03.35 hrs. This was the first of his 4 kills until he was shot down and wounded on the 18/19th March 1945 on finals to Gerotzhofen airfield by an 85 squadron Mosquito crewed by Fl/Lt F.D. Winn and F/O T. P Ryan. It is not known if Ofhr. Erichson survived the war.
Halifax BB313, No. 138 Squadron, crashed 12/13 May 1943. Crashed W of Troyes (Aube), hit by flak....
Halifax B.III MZ913 'JANE', No. 462 Squadron RAAF.
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Spitfire Mk. Vb, P8713....
Aug 29
Led by S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz were F/Lt Mickiewicz, F/O Wolinski, Sgt Chudek, P/O Miksa, Sgt Cwynar, P/O Andersz, P/O Gil, Sgt Malczewski, Sgt Adamiak and Sgt Krieger. Takeoff at 6:30 a.m. Rendezvouz with bombers at 18K over Rye. "Bric bats" (315's code name) flew at 21000 feet. With engine malfunction, S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz peeled off and landed at Hawking. F/Lt Mickiewicz took over the command of the squadron. All the way to the target, only light flak was a sole sign of the German defense. After Blenheims unloaded the whole formation was attacked by numerous e/a. Section led by F/Lt Mickiewicz lagged behind the Wing and fought a heavy fight with Bf-109s. F/Lt Mickiewicz safely landed in Belgium in a badly shot-up a/c. He became POW. He was the only loss for 315. Sgt Chudek recorded 2 Bf-109s destroyed and 1 Bf-109 probable. P/O Andersz got 1 Bf-109 damaged.
Below are scans of photographs taken by Bruno Pischetsrieder, an amateur photographer and a German soldier, who witness the moment of F/Lt Mickiewicz's force-landing on the beach of Middelkerke, Belgium, and right in front of the billets of his unit. He even managed to capture the scene of the Polish pilot being accompanied by three German fighters moments before landing ( top left picture). The downed Spitfire bears visible marks oil on the cowling and bullet holes in the fuselage and empennage.
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Led by S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz were F/Lt Mickiewicz, F/O Wolinski, Sgt Chudek, P/O Miksa, Sgt Cwynar, P/O Andersz, P/O Gil, Sgt Malczewski, Sgt Adamiak and Sgt Krieger. Takeoff at 6:30 a.m. Rendezvouz with bombers at 18K over Rye. "Bric bats" (315's code name) flew at 21000 feet. With engine malfunction, S/Ldr Pietraszkiewicz peeled off and landed at Hawking. F/Lt Mickiewicz took over the command of the squadron. All the way to the target, only light flak was a sole sign of the German defense. After Blenheims unloaded the whole formation was attacked by numerous e/a. Section led by F/Lt Mickiewicz lagged behind the Wing and fought a heavy fight with Bf-109s. F/Lt Mickiewicz safely landed in Belgium in a badly shot-up a/c. He became POW. He was the only loss for 315. Sgt Chudek recorded 2 Bf-109s destroyed and 1 Bf-109 probable. P/O Andersz got 1 Bf-109 damaged.
Below are scans of photographs taken by Bruno Pischetsrieder, an amateur photographer and a German soldier, who witness the moment of F/Lt Mickiewicz's force-landing on the beach of Middelkerke, Belgium, and right in front of the billets of his unit. He even managed to capture the scene of the Polish pilot being accompanied by three German fighters moments before landing ( top left picture). The downed Spitfire bears visible marks oil on the cowling and bullet holes in the fuselage and empennage.
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Spitfire Mk. IX EN313, 21 of April - Patrol over Tunis. F/Lt W.Krol ZX-4 shot down...
This bird was part of the Polish Fighting Team, the legendary Skalski's Circus....
The legendary Skalski's Circus, by Spitfire IX EN268 ZX-5 standing, left to right F/O Kazimierz Sporny, F/O Ludwik Martel,
F/Lt Karol Pniak, F/O Wladyslaw Drecki, F/Lt Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, W/O Wladyslaw Majchrzyk, F/Sgt Marcin Machowiak,
F/Sgt Kazimierz Sztramko, F/Lt Waclaw Krol, S/Ldr Stanislaw Skalski, F/O Mieczyslaw Wyszkowski, sitting on the ground:
P/O Jan Kowalski and W/O Bronislaw Malinowski (F/O Bohdan Arct took the photograph).
Winners of the combat on April 20. From left to right F/Lt Waclaw Krol, W/O Wladyslaw Majchrzyk, W/O Mieczyslaw Popek,
F/O Wladyslaw Drecki, F/O Ludwik Martel, F/O Bohdan Arct.
This bird was part of the Polish Fighting Team, the legendary Skalski's Circus....
The legendary Skalski's Circus, by Spitfire IX EN268 ZX-5 standing, left to right F/O Kazimierz Sporny, F/O Ludwik Martel,
F/Lt Karol Pniak, F/O Wladyslaw Drecki, F/Lt Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, W/O Wladyslaw Majchrzyk, F/Sgt Marcin Machowiak,
F/Sgt Kazimierz Sztramko, F/Lt Waclaw Krol, S/Ldr Stanislaw Skalski, F/O Mieczyslaw Wyszkowski, sitting on the ground:
P/O Jan Kowalski and W/O Bronislaw Malinowski (F/O Bohdan Arct took the photograph).
Winners of the combat on April 20. From left to right F/Lt Waclaw Krol, W/O Wladyslaw Majchrzyk, W/O Mieczyslaw Popek,
F/O Wladyslaw Drecki, F/O Ludwik Martel, F/O Bohdan Arct.
