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Sergeant

Jan Piotr Dorman

Service number P/780672
Military unit 305 Squadron Polish Air Force
Address Unknown
Date of birth 12 Jan 1911
Date of death 09 May 1941 (30 years old)
Place of birth Skala, Krakow, Poland.
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
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Military history

8/9 May 1941 Wellington R1322 305 Sqn. Take off 22.56 RAF Syerston to bomb shipyards
and city at Bremen, shot down by Ofw Hans Rasper and R/O Gunner Erich Schreiber NJG1 crashed into the Ijsselmeer killing all the crew. The wreck was first identified in 2014 by a dredging company exploring the IJsselmeer for sand and gravel. Work started in 2016 to recover the aircraft and crew remains. 3 bodies recovered from the Ijsselmeer by fishermen and brought ashore at Schellingwoude. Sgt Doman identified by the Germans and buried with military honours on the 20th May 1941.

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