foto: Rob Philips

R.A.F. Polish


Rank
Service	
Born
Unit
Regiment
Date of death
Today buried
Grave

WIERCHOWICZ Jan
plut.
794984
1.4.1918 Sebastianow
R.A.F. Polish
303 Sqdn.
1.11.1944 Amsterdam area, the Netherlands
Amsterdam "Nieuwe Ooster Begraafplaats" 
Plot 69, Row A, grave 2.

[About this cemetery]

Crash with Spitfire Mk IX, MH 910

During an "Armed Recco" on 15.40 hours of four Spitfires West of Amsterdam in a canal named "Noordzeekanaal" two little barks were attacked. Sierż. W. Sznapka stated that during their two-up run the Spitfire of plut. Wierchowicz did not came up. His aircraft was probably hit by machine gun fire.



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[His name is mentioned on the Polish Air Force memorial at Northolt, U.K.]


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