Jan Orzechowski Updated:
16 MAR 2022 Photo from Greg,
Niebieska eskadra, see
more. Photo: Mogens Jeppesen
Airman: a113005.htm Surname: Orzechowski
Init: J Rank: F/O Service: PAF Sqdn: 305P_link: p060.htm
Plane: WEL W5423 Operation: Bomb G Crash_site: At Jejsing Crash_d: d260242 Buried_d: b050342
C_link: c113.htm At_Next: Aabenraa,
R 1-13
Den 26. februar 1942 styrtede
WEL W5423
fra Polish Air Force på hjemtur fra et bombetogt til
Kiel ned ved Jejsing,
øst for Tønder.
(Omkring her,
tæt på her).
Flyet eksploderede
i nedslaget. Hele besætningen omkom. p060MACR
har mere.
"De
polske flyvere begravedes den 5. marts 1942 under udfoldelse
af det ceremoniel,
der indgik i en
tysk militærbegravelse, herunder afskydning
af æressalut og kransenedlæggelse. - - - " (FAF)
Se meget mere ved flyet
WEL W5423!
Pilot, Flying Officer Jan Orzechowski og
de 5 andre besætningsmedlemmer er blandt de 21 flyvere
fra PAF, der er begravet
i Danmark. 11 fra PAF overlevede. 2 af dem,
Mecznik
og Wasik,
nåede
Sverige! 6 flyvere.
On 26 February 1942
WEL W5423 from the Polish Air Force crashed at Jejsing
east of Tønder.
(About
here). It was on the return flight from a bombing raid on
Kiel.
The plane exploded on impact. All of the crew perished.
p060MACR has more.
"On 5 March 1942 the Polish airmen were buried
with the ceremonial of a German military burial including
firing of a salute of honour and laying of wreaths. - - - " (FAF)
See much more at the plane
WEL W5423!
Pilot, Flying Officer Jan Orzechowski and the 5 other crew
members are among the 21
airmen
of the PAF who are buried in Denmark. 11 from
the PAF survived. 2 of them,
Mecznik
and Wasik, reached Sweden!
See
No. 305
Polish Bomber Squadron *
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain *
Wellington *
305 SQUADRON *
WHY 305 SQUADRON? * 21 Polish airmen were buried in Denmark.
Wellington II W5423 SM-R took
off from RAF Lindholme
at 19:00 on 26 FEB 1942.
(Source: Aircrew
Remembered has
this including Polish Awards.) 6 airmen.