Zdzislaw Gwozdz
Service number
P/780156
Military unit
305 Squadron Polish Air Force
Address
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Date of birth
19 Jun 1914
Date of death
09 May 1941 (26 years old)
Place of birth
Sambor, Poland (now Ukraine).
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
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Family history
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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 Gwozdz identified by the Germans and buried with military honours on the 20th May 1941.
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