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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of West-Vlaanderen:
Off the Belgian coast

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Last update: 25/06/23

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the Heroes of Silence

* To the 304 Squadron *
* To the crew of R1064-NZ *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *
* Memorial where the crew is commemorated *

Crash site of Wellington R1064-NZ
16/12/1941

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 304 Squadron
Aircraft: Wellington
Code: R1064-NZ
Base: Linholme
Mission: Oostende
Crew officer: P/O Szczodrowski
Incident: No details about reasons of crash

Location: (Prov. West-Vlanderen)

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Facts

16 Dec. Vickers Wellington no. R1064 For unknown reasons the a/c crashed at sea, what was witnessed by other crews. Mission to bomb Ostende. Lost were: S/Ldr Blazejewski, F/O Kamlacz, F/O Szczodrowski, Sgt Suwalski, Sgt Rutkowski and Sgt Golabek. Four bodies were recovered.

Sources:
Polish Squadrons Remembered
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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