Zbigniew Osuchowski PAF

[Leendert]

Jack,

Somehow footnote.com let me see the picture and the caption reads that Lt Osuchowski is in the Polish Air Force attached to the RAF. So not a 9th AF pilot...
Another site seems to indicate that he died on 14 October 1944, but I've found no details about that so far.
Osuchowski is mentioned in following story: http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/frantis/frantis.htm

Regards,

Leendert

[pilot05]

Hello,

Kpt. Obs. Zbigniew Osuchowski P-0266 died 14.10.1944 while a mission to Duisburg due Flak. The Lancaster I NF959 BH-A exploded in the air in vicinity of Kirchellen/GER. The other crew members were St.sierz.pil. Stanislaw Sarachman, st.sierz. r/op Józef Perun, sierz. mech.pokl. Czeslaw Marona, ppor. bomb. Henryk Swiniarski, kpr. strz. Stanislaw Swiecicki-Stecki. The only one who survived was W/O plut. strz. Waclaw Brulinski (POW).

Kpt: Osuchowski was born 22.1.1909 in Warszawa. While beginning of WWII he was commander of I Pluton in the Eskadra Cwiczebna Obserwatorów SPL (observator training unit) in Deblin, September 20th he was ordered to plk. Kuleszy-Hanki's Grupa Operacyjna. On Sept 22nd he escaped with his platoon with RWD-8 and PWS-26 to Romania. From there he went to France and 1940 to Great Britain. After schooling to navigator in 5 AOS, in Sept 1942 he was sent to 18 OTU for fight-schooling. In Febr 1943 ordered to 301 BD and at its cancellation in Apr 1943 to 300 BD. His awards were Virtuti Militari 5th class (8496), 2x Krzyz Walecznych and POOb.
He is buried in Reichswlad Forest (GER) British War Cementery, grave 14/20/F.

Regards
Martin