majsterPK3
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- Oct 25, 2023
Hi, my name is Karol Kowalczyk, I am a member of the MILITARY HISTORICAL AND EXPLORATION ASSOCIATION "UR" from Poland.
Wojskowe Stowarzyszenie Historyczno - poszukiwawcze ,,UR"
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We are a group of soldiers in active service and retired, but most importantly, history enthusiasts.
In our free time, we search for traces of history in our homeland, mainly northern Poland.
About two mons ago, during a weekend trip with a metal detector in the neighborhood of Gdańsk, we came across airplane elements.
We have not yet been able to confirm the origin of the machine one hundred percent, but at the moment everything indicates that it will be a British machine.
This is indicated by the 303 Browning ammunition as well as by the descriptions on the radio elements and equipment, photos of which are attached to the message.
We are conducting an investigation in the local community, we managed to contact a family member of the eyewitness, now a ninety-year-old woman, then a nine-year-old girl who remembers the plane crash, we plan to conduct and document an interview with this lady.
At this stage we are in the process of obtaining a search permit from the landowner as well as from the relevant state institution.
At the moment, we suspect that this is one of two machines lost in the raid on Gdańsk on 1942-1945 between spring and summer as the witness recalls the fall at this time of year when the weather was nice.
My colleagues and I, based on the elements we found, suspect that this is the second crew. To be 100% sure, we need confirmation and we need to find a plate with the aircraft's serial number.
Until official consent is obtained and search work begins, we are looking for all information, such as information about similar losses and missing machines in the missions to Gdańsk and Gdynia.
Possibly access to archives or aerial photos of the area where we found the remains. Thanks to such aerial photos, if they exist, we could determine the year or analyze the place of the fall.
I have already contacted the RAF museum in London and the archives of the Royal Air Force and the archive of aerial photographs, as well as similar associations of enthusiasts. but unfortunately the description of history was ignored, it is very sad that they are indifferent to the fate of their pilots.
I am asking you for help, we are an association of enthusiasts like you, we cover all search costs from our own pocket, searching all British archives involves expenses, maybe you can obtain them for free or do you know people who can help us in obtaining them?
We are also looking for the help of specialists who would be able to determine the model of the machine based on the photos of the fragments found so far.
We also suspect with high probability that the crew of the plane died on the spot and rests there to this day.
It will be an honor for us to find the remains of the crew and honor them with a proper rest.
I am attaching several photos of items found at the crash site, including elements from the pilot's cockpit, ammunition casings, elements of a radio station and coins.
best regards,
Wojskowe Stowarzyszenie Historyczno - poszukiwawcze ,,UR"
link to Facebook profile:
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We are a group of soldiers in active service and retired, but most importantly, history enthusiasts.
In our free time, we search for traces of history in our homeland, mainly northern Poland.
About two mons ago, during a weekend trip with a metal detector in the neighborhood of Gdańsk, we came across airplane elements.
We have not yet been able to confirm the origin of the machine one hundred percent, but at the moment everything indicates that it will be a British machine.
This is indicated by the 303 Browning ammunition as well as by the descriptions on the radio elements and equipment, photos of which are attached to the message.
We are conducting an investigation in the local community, we managed to contact a family member of the eyewitness, now a ninety-year-old woman, then a nine-year-old girl who remembers the plane crash, we plan to conduct and document an interview with this lady.
At this stage we are in the process of obtaining a search permit from the landowner as well as from the relevant state institution.
At the moment, we suspect that this is one of two machines lost in the raid on Gdańsk on 1942-1945 between spring and summer as the witness recalls the fall at this time of year when the weather was nice.
My colleagues and I, based on the elements we found, suspect that this is the second crew. To be 100% sure, we need confirmation and we need to find a plate with the aircraft's serial number.
Until official consent is obtained and search work begins, we are looking for all information, such as information about similar losses and missing machines in the missions to Gdańsk and Gdynia.
Possibly access to archives or aerial photos of the area where we found the remains. Thanks to such aerial photos, if they exist, we could determine the year or analyze the place of the fall.
I have already contacted the RAF museum in London and the archives of the Royal Air Force and the archive of aerial photographs, as well as similar associations of enthusiasts. but unfortunately the description of history was ignored, it is very sad that they are indifferent to the fate of their pilots.
I am asking you for help, we are an association of enthusiasts like you, we cover all search costs from our own pocket, searching all British archives involves expenses, maybe you can obtain them for free or do you know people who can help us in obtaining them?
We are also looking for the help of specialists who would be able to determine the model of the machine based on the photos of the fragments found so far.
We also suspect with high probability that the crew of the plane died on the spot and rests there to this day.
It will be an honor for us to find the remains of the crew and honor them with a proper rest.
I am attaching several photos of items found at the crash site, including elements from the pilot's cockpit, ammunition casings, elements of a radio station and coins.
best regards,
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