Crashlocation British Lancaster Bomber BH-P DV282 Well

On the 28th May 1944 this Lancaster took off at 00:16 hrs for a bombing operation against the Rothe Erde railway yards at Aachen in Germany. The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz Rökker of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying a Junkers Ju 88 from Eindhoven airfield.

Crew
Pilot: 780879 Sgt Jerzy Kazimierz Koziolek PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 11./Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 33.
2nd Pilot: P-2320 Plt Off Witold Osika PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E row 6 Grave 12./Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 50.
Flight Engineer: 78060 Sgt Marian Myszor PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 10/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 47.
Navigator: P-2330 Plt Off William Wisdom Tapp (USA) PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 14./Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 72.
Bomb Aimer: 783084 Sgt Bernard Jankowski PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 13/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 24.
Wireless Operator: P-2263 Flt Lt Wladyslaw Szymanksi PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 15/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 70.
Mid Upper Gunner: 780896 Flt Sgt Ludwik Maciejewski PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 16./Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 40.
Rear Gunner:704723 Sgt Jan Duchaczek PAF - Polish Field of Honour Cemetery Breda Plot E Row 6 Grave 9/Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 13.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Hanri Batavier (1, 3, 4, 5), Rob Vogels (2)