Consolidated Liberator GR Mk.V BZ775/G crash on 29th August 1943
Liberator GR Mk. V BZ775/G took-off at 03.05 and crashed 30 seconds after take-off about 1 1/2 miles from end of runway. Aircraft was loaded by 2,300 gallons of petrol and 12 Depth Charges. After the impact Liberator caught fire and all Depth Charges exploded killing all crewmembers aboard:
Trade | Name |
Cpt | F/O A. Musálek |
2nd Pilot | Sgt S. Jelínek |
Nav | F/Lt B. Babš |
WOP/AG | Sgt E. Blaháček |
WOP/AG | Sgt H. Polák |
WOP/AG | Sgt J. Rubín |
AG | F/O M. Čtvrtlík |
AG | Sgt V. Blahna |
There is an interesting fact that standard WOP/AG of Musálek's crew F/Sgt J. Bajer missed the start. So he was replaced by Sgt E. Blaháček from crew of F/Sgt K. Kopal.
Thanks to that F/Sgt Bajer flew till August 1944 with Kopal's crew and he survived the war.
News
24/06/2015 15:19
Casualty statists section published
Casualty statistics containing several statistics of Czechoslovak airmen casulaties in WWII and mainly in the RAF published
—————
14/06/2015 10:23
Czechoslovak units section updated
Added new pages:
- 313 Squadron + Staff
- 68 Squadron + Staff
—————
26/05/2015 20:17
Czechoslovak units section updated
Added new pages:
- 312 Squadron + Staff
- Czechoslovak Fighter Wing
—————
25/05/2015 22:20
New pages added
Today following pages were added:
- Talks in Books section
- 311 Squadron + 311 Squadron accidents in Czechoslovak Units section
- Links
—————
22/05/2015 23:10
Czechoslovak units section updated
Added new pages and information regarding Czechoslovak units within the RAF.
—————