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Danik, Jan

Date of birth:
November 12th, 1912 (Luniniec, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
June 6th, 1942 (Slootdorp/Noord-Holland, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Bergen op Zoom
Plot: XXXII. Row: B. Grave: 6-8.
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Crew member of the Wellington Z1467 bomber shot down by a German night fighter on 6 June 1942 during a mission to Essen. The entire Polish crew lost their lives in this incident and were buried in Huisduinen near Den Helder. They were later reburied at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Bergen op Zoom.

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