R.A.F. Polish




photo: Russell Legross


Rank
Service	
Born
Unit
Regiment
Date of death
Today buried
Grave

SOŁECKI Mieczysław                        
sież. pil.
793230
22.10.1909 Dąbrowa Górnicza
R.A.F. Polish
18 OTU
21.10.1943 Bircotes
Newark on Trent, Cemetery, U.K.
War Graves Plot Section L, Grave 319A 

Vickers Wellington III, nr. BK471 had during a training flight to 
abort flight.
Reason was an engine failure and the crew turned on their own 
airport. 
At  20.00 hours, during the landing, the aircraft caught fire and
crashed on the airport of Bircotes, UK.

Crew killed:
Alberti Stefan Karol
Kot Roman 
Sawicki Jerzy
Sołecki Mieczysław

Marynowski Zbigniew Antoni survived

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

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