Kazimierz Sawicz
Service number
780200
Military unit
301 Squadron Polish Air Force
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
10 Aug 1916
Date of death
02 Jan 1916 (24 years old)
Place of birth
Brody, Poland. (now Ukraine)
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Unknown
Military history
1 January 1941 Wellington T2518. Take off 16.00 from RAF Swinderby to bomb the Focke-Wulf factory Bremen. 1 January 1941 23.15 crashed in a field between Wellingore and Welbourne, Lincolnshire, killing all but 1 crew member. Mishandling of the flaps is quoted as being a possible cause of the accident.
Extra information
Reported on other sites; T2518 was shot down by an Intruder flown by Uffz Helmut Arnold of 1/NJG 2; Uffz Arnold claimed a Wellington 18.45 North Sea, east of Happisburgh. No German claim was made at the time of the crash.
Photographs
Photo of Kazimierz Sawicz
Photo: Niebieska Eskadra.