Edward Morawa
Service number
780113
Military unit
300 Squadron Polish Air Force
Address
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Date of birth
04 Mar 1940
Date of death
13 Oct 1940 (35 years old)
Place of birth
Nowy Targ, Poland.
Employment, education or hobbies
Pre war Polish Air Force.
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Family history
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Military history
13/14 October 1940 Battle L5499 300 Sqn. Take off 17.39 RAF Winthorpe, 1 of 6 300 Sqn aircraft in 2 flights from RAF Swinderby and RAF Winthorpe to attack the harbours and shipping at Calais and Boulogne. On return, local bases had been blackout due to loitering intruder aircraft. 10 bombs had fell across the runway at RAF Swinderby destroying 1 aircraft and damaging 2 more, it also severed group communications and injuring 1 airman. L5499 became lost in foggy weather attempting to land at RAF Hucknall and during a forced landing a wheel was lost and the aircraft hit trees near Calverton, killing all 3 crew. A memorial stands on the site of the crash at Foxcovert Plantation, near Calverton.
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