RAF Losses 1 Nov 40

[Franek Grabowski]

Gents
This very combat was a subject of a short story told by Marian Duryasz and written by Bohdan Ejbich. It was published in 1997. According to Duryasz, he and Własnowolski were both posted to 302 Sqn but their new OC delayed the posting due to lack of pilots. Duryasz at the last moment was replaced by a British pilot, who returned to the unit after treatening serious burns, but Własnowolski remained on the flight line. According to Duryasz, the man who had replaced him was killed in the combat together with Własnowolski. Of course, such stories should be treated with caution, nonetheless as far as I know, Duryasz's diary survives, so perhaps some clue is there.