Stanislav Albion Komarek
Military
Object Number - UPL 36746 - 2Lt Stanley A Komarek
2 October 1942 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17F-BO 41-24397 was salvaged.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1942
- Official Description: Avions Potez aircraft factory at Meaulte is bombed by 30 B-17’s. A small group attacks Saint— Omer/Longuenesse A/F. Some 400 ftr escorts provide cover which is frequently penetrated by German ftrs. The B-17’s show remarkable defensive strength.
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Muskegon, MI | 1 March 1915 | Son of Belerice Paczkowski. |
| Los Angeles, CA | |||
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Died |
Riverside, CA | ||
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, CA | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Connections within web site data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36
