Rank
Service	
Born
Unit
Regiment
Date of death
Today buried
Grave

KOŁKOWSKI Antoni
plut. pil.
792211
2.10.1916 Wilczyce p. Sandomierz
R.A.F. Polish
6 OTU 
18.2.1944, Blitterlees, Silloth, Cumberland.

Silloth (Causewayhead) Cemetery, Holme Low, U.K.
War Graves Plot, Sec S, Grave 2


Vickers Wellington X, nr. HE747 piloted by plut. pil. Kołkowski Antoni 
made a trainig flight. 

Caused by overheating of the engines he must undertake an emergency landing 
but he must avoid buildings and lost speed. 

The aircrafr crashed near Blitherness, Silloth, Cumbria.

Plut. pil. Kołkowski Antoni was killed and plut. r/op. Malecki Eugeniusz 
died the following day.

Sgt naw. bomb. Rdułtowski, Sgt op. radaru Popko Mieczyław Zygmunt 
and Sgt op. radaru Wezołowski Andrzej survived.

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

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