Tadeusz Wlodmierz Bronislaw Sokolinski

9 January 1943 Wellington R1535 ( GR-G ) 301 Squadron took off at 17.59 with 3 others from RAF Hemswell to join a force of 33 other Wellingtons to mine around Langeoog in the Frisian Islands.

On leaving the area R1535 was attacked twice by night fighters. The first aircraft was driven off by the rear gunner. The second succeeded in damaging the starboard engine to the extent it overheated and seized. Flying on they became lost, but thinking they were 10 mins from base they started to descend into a snow blizzard. 22.30 R1535 struck the south east side of Dunmoor Hill, Northumberland, killing all the crew except the rear gunner , who still in his turret was knock unconscious as it came away from the main body of the aircraft. Coming to sometime later he managed to drag two crewmen from the wreckage before going for help at a local farm called Hartside.
Sgt Ernest Ryszard Tabaczynski KW ML - Born 1918 Graz, Austria, pulled from the wreckage but died soon after.
Sgt Josef Pasierski KW ML - Born 1918 Malechow, Poland, killed
F/O Tadeusz Wlodmierz Bronislaw Sokolinski 3xKW 2xML ODKR - Born 1902 Krakow, Poland, killed.
P/O Tadeusz Jan Tyrala KW 2xML - Born 1909 Sanka, Poland killed. All buried at Newark
Cemetery.

Sgt Marion Korczynski 3xKW- Born 1919 Jaslo, Poland, injured, survived the war reaching the rank of Warrant Officer. Died 1971 Leeds.

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