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21st April 1942On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Farley Walter Ronald. Wing.Co. (d.21st April 1942)
- Karbowski Bronislaw. F/Sgt. (d.21st April 1942)
- Madracki Czeslaw. Sgt.
- McCandless James. Fslr. (d.21st April 1942)
- Pulton James Ansford. F/O (d.21st April 1942)
- Voellnagel Antoni Henryk. Capt. (d.21st April 1942)
- White Nathaniel. Sgt. (d.21st Apr 1942)
- Wilmanski Leon. Sgt. (d.21st April 1942)
- Wojciechowski Mieczylav. Sgt. (d.21st April 1942)
- Zygmuntowicz Ryszard. F/O (d.21st April 1942)
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Sgt. Nathaniel White. Royal Australian Air Force, 59 Squadron. (d.21st Apr 1942) Nathaniel White was lost in a flying Battle over the North SeaDoug McElroy
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F/O Ryszard Zygmuntowicz. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn. . (d.21st April 1942) I'm looking for any information about my grandfather's brother, Ryszard Zygmuntowicz. He was a pilot and he died on 21st April 1942 in Kreuth (Austria).
It is interesting that in official documents and information he died during his flight to Czechoslovakia. There are questions about why the plane crashed in Austria, why two members of a plane crew were buried in as "unknown people", why people from Kreuth found a lot of money and communist leaflets in the place of the accident and - last question - why, on a night of bad weather, when all flights were cancelled, the plane took off with Wing Commander Farley (English commander of a Squadron) which was an unexpected event? It's impossible to get any information from any authority and as far as I know, until 2020 year this evidence is secret.
I'd like to find someone who knows something about this Squadron. Maybe pilots or their children who have memories from World War II.
Update: The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24 (information from CWGC).
It is suggested that there may have been four passengers aboard as well as the crew. 138 Squadron flew Special Operations duties, so the passengers may have been agents.
Andrzej Mickiewicz
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Wing.Co. Walter Ronald Farley. DFC Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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F/O James Ansford Pulton. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner) (CWG information states "161 Sqdn")
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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Sgt. Czeslaw Madracki. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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F/Sgt. Bronislaw Karbowski. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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Capt. Antoni Henryk Voellnagel. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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Sgt. Leon Wilmanski. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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Sgt. Mieczylav Wojciechowski. Royal Air Force, 138 Sqdn.. (d.21st April 1942) 138 Squadron flew on Special Operations duties in WWII, and lost an aircraft on 21st April 1942 over Austria. The crew were:
Wing Co W.R. Farley DFC, RAF (2nd pilot)
F/O J.A. Pulton, RAFVR (airgunner)
F/O R. Zygmuntowicz, PAF (pilot)
Sgt C. Madracki, PAF (navigator)
F/Sgt B Karbowski, PAF (rear gunner)
Capt. A.H. Voellnagel, RAF
Sgt L. Wilmanski, PAF (airbomber)
Sgt M. Wojciechowski, PAF (wop/airgunner)
All the crew were buried in Durnbach War Cemetery, Collective Grave 9.H.20-24.
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Fslr. James McCandless. British Army, 1st Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. (d.21st April 1942) James McCandless was 22 when he went missing in Burma. His parents were informed in October 1942 that their son was 'missing' - final notification of his death was given to them in November 1944. James' younger brother, George, also served in Burma and had died of wounds in March 1944 aged 23.
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