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Leading Aircraftman Zdenek HYTKA (787841) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Battle I N2060
AIR81/7604
Death of Death 1941-07-13 Age : 21 years.
Served in 4 AOS
Burial/Commemoration Details : Sec. H. Class 1. Grave 162. at Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery, United Kingdom (
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More Details: OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
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| Citation | AIR81 Casualty File Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| AIR81/7604 | Pilot Officer E Bylinski (Polish), Leading Aircraftman Z Hytka (Czech), Leading Aircraftman J Marsalek (Czech): killed; aircraft accident, Battle N2060, 4 Air Observers School, 14 July 1941. | C16756901 |
Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Date: 14 Jul 41 Aircraft: Battle I N2060 Unit 4 AOS Airfield /Crash Location , UK | |||
| Details | |||
| Source | Henk Welting's Database | ||
| Aircrew details | |||
Rank | Name, Number, Trade & Details | Date | Unit | Country | Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porucznik | Eugeniusz BYLINSKI (P/0210) Battle I N2060 AIR81/7604    | 1941-07-14 | 4 AOS | United Kingdom | Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery  |
| Leading Aircraftman | Zdenek HYTKA (787841) Battle I N2060 AIR81/7604  | 1941-07-13 | 4 AOS | United Kingdom | Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery |
| Leading Aircraftman | Jan MARSALEK () Battle I N2060 AIR81/7604 | 1941-07-13 | 4 AOS | United Kingdom | Stranraer (Glebe) Cemetery |
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| Thread | Post Text | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Polish pilot lost 14 July 1941 | Hi Alex, Battle Mk. I N2060 of 4 AOS T/o. West Freugh/Wigtownshire for a training flight, 14-07-1941 Crashed into a hill, 3 m north of Portpatrick/Wigtownshire F/O. (Pilot) BYLINSKI, Eugeniusz - P.0210 - PAF - UK7760 Lac (WOp u/t) HYTKA, Zdenek - P.787841 - PAF (Cz) - UK7760 Lac (WOp u/t) MARSALEK, Jan - P.787863 - PAF (Cz) - UK7760 All buried Stranrear (Glebe) Cemetery, Leswalt. Regards, Rob ....Read More. | Rob Philips on 8th September 2008 10:36:17 |
| Polish pilot lost 14 July 1941 | Hi chaps, I would like to correct Rob: Lac (WOp u/t) HYTKA, Zdenek - 787841 - CAF Lac (WOp u/t) MARSALEK, Jan - 787863 - CAF both were of Czechoslovak origin and as you can see according to NCO service numbers, they were taken into strength of the Czechoslovak part of the RAF. If interested I can provide more details about them. Pavel ....Read More. | CZ_RAF on 8th September 2008 10:38:36 |
| Polish pilot lost 14 July 1941 | Eugeniusz Byliński, porucznik (F/O) pilot. He was born on 20 May 1914 in Wilno (Vilnus in Lithuania now). In June 1940 he came to England and started training on British aircrafts. He was posted to 4 AOS for practice. On 14 July 1941 he made a training sortie with two Czech gunner-pupils: LAC Hytka and LAC Maršalek. The weather wasn't good and during fly in clouds Fairey Battle I No N2060 crashed at about 11 a.m. hiting the hill 3 miles from Portpatrick, Wigtown (Scotland). Byliński was buried at Stranrarer Cemetary (Wigtownshire), garve No 1-H-163. Regards, Greg ....Read More. | Greg S. on 9th September 2008 05:13:24 |
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