Hamilton, Ontario
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.
Zavadowsky, Harry George (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1942-05-13
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Son of Emily Zavadowsky, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Home: Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
17 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot Officer
Service Numbers
J/8781
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Bristol Blenheim
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3602838)
Bristol 142M Blenheim Mk.V, RAF (Serial No. DJ702).
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
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