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| dedicated to the memory of my uncle, Jan Grzech |
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Jan
Grzech |
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lieutenant |
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service: |
P 1037 |
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born: |
21.6.1915 Krakow |
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unit: |
R.A.F. Polish |
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regiment: |
Squadron 315 |
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date of death: |
23.11.1941 North Sea
( KIA ) |
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today buried: |
Town Cemetery,
Dunkirk, FR |
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grave: |
Plot 2, Row 2, Grave 48 |
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por. pilot Jan Grzech |
Jan Grzech graduated from the SPL in Deblin
in 1938. He was only 26 years old when he was killed in action ( KIA ).
He was awarded The Cross of Valor (Polish military decoration,
Krzyz Walecznych).
It is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated deeds of valor and courage on the battlefield. This medal is given only in wartime or shortly after.
On November 23, 1941, five pilots went down during a single mission.
Squadron 315 operated as an escort to Hurribombers. On the way back, the formation ran into heavy AA (anti- aircraft) fire, and was then bounced by JG26. In the words of the Wing Dairy, "all aircrafts that returned from this operation were shot up".
Jan Grzech was one of five pilots killed during this tragic mission on 23 November 1941.
He was shot down by German flak with Spitfire MK VB, AB 934, code
PK-E, while crossing the French coast near Dunkirk, France. |
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Squadron 315
aircrafts |
from |
to |
| Hurricane I |
08.02.1941 |
14.07.1941 |
| Spitfire IIA i IIB |
14.07.1941 |
05.09.1941 |
| Spitfire VB |
05.09.1941 |
28.11.1942 |
| Spitfire F.IXC |
28.11.1942 |
20.06.1943 |
| Spitfire VB i VC |
20.06.1943 |
03.04.1944 |
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Jan Grzech's Sptifire MK VB, AB
934, code PK-E |
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| Squadron 315 escorting Beaufighters |
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