Albin P Zychowski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rank: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Unit: 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group
Entered Service From: Illinois, USA
Date of Death: May 1, 1945
Buried: Cambridge American Cemetery
Plot F, Row 5, Grave 107
Caption
Object Number - UPL 27230 - Albin P Zychowski Rank: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Unit: 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group Entered Service From: Illinois, USA Date...
Albin Zychowski spent 7 days rest and recuperation in Knightshayes Court 'Flak' House.
On 1 May 1945, he flew on Training Mission to the West Country in P-47 44-21174, when he decided to make 2 low-level passes on Knightshayes Court. On a third pass he misjudged the height and hit the tops of some trees and was killed in the subsequent crash.
See more in Keith Thomas’s publication - "'Flak' Houses Then and Now - The Story of American Rest Homes in England During WWII", After The Battle, Battle of Britain International Ltd.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died Died in a Training accident |
Knightshayes Court, Tiverton, Devon EX16, UK | 1 May 1945 | Died in training accident. |
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Buried |
Plot F Row 5 Grave 107 | ||
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Other Entered service from |
Illinois, USA |
Revisions
Details added courtesy of Keith Thomas from his private collection of notes and photographs, and his publication " 'Flak' Houses Then and Now - The Story of American Rest Homes in England During WWII", After The Battle, Battle of Britain International Ltd.
Detail added courtesy of Keith Thomas from his private collection of notes and photographs, and his publication " 'Flak' Houses Then and Now - The Story of American Rest Homes in England During WWII", After The Battle, Battle of Britain International Ltd.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm
