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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb W3569 of No.316 (Polish) Squadron, RAF, crashed on Bosley Cloud on the 21st March 1944.

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - If Applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Zygmunt Kowalski Sergeant Pilot Killed

 

The pilot was on a training flight from RAF Woodvale near Southport when he suffered from engines trouble and attempted to force land but the aircraft crashed during the attempt and Sgt Kowalski was killed.

The field that the aircraft crashed in was later used as a temporary camp by US Army personnel and they left a large amount of detritus.

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