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Zavadowsky, Harry George (Pilot Officer)

Killed in Action 1942-May-13

Birth Date: 1920 (age 22)

Son of Emily Zavadowsky, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Home: Hamilton, Ontario

Service
RCAF
Unit
17 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Rank
Pilot Officer
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/8781
417 Squadron (Excellere Contende). Pilot Officer Zavadowsky had completed a bombing practise when his Blenheim aircraft 4 V 5384 dived into the ground at Butcher's Farm, Thorney, near Peterborough, England. Two RAF members of the crew were also killed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Home
Google MapHamilton, Ontario
Burial
Google MapRamsey Cemetery
Plot L Grave 244

Blenheim V5384

Bristol Blenheim

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe. The Type 142 first flew in April 1935, and the Air Ministry, impressed by its performance, ordered a modified design as the Type 142M for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a bomber. Deliveries of the newly named Blenheim to RAF squadrons commenced on 10 March 1937. Wikipedia

YouTube Bristol Blenheim Bomber

Wkikpedia Bristol Blenheim

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

last update: 2021-10-05 20:09:43

Blenheim Mk. lV V5384



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