Between 10-12-1945 & 24-04-1945 - 11 operational flights totaling 44.35 hours. Killed in a Flying Accident, 2 August 1945 in Mustang P-51D FX876 at Oaks Field, Goulds Farm,Braintree,Essex Buried at Epping Cemetery, Essex. Section 2. Grave 11 & remembered on the Polish Air Force Memorial at Northolt. |
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Some Photos From The Album
 Alex and his Mustang |
 Alex pointing out his score |
 Alex kickin back on the grass |
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Smoke Break - Alex is second from right |
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Alex married this lovely lady known
as "Binky" [Seen here sporting a Poland patch even though
she is English born and bred]. They had a son, Stefan, before Alex
was killed. Binky later married another serviceman Trevor Youngs.
Stefan became Stefan Pietrzak Youngs and soon his half-brother Kelvin
would be born. Good thing too or I wouldn’t have this info.
Thanks Kelvin!* |
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Victories Include :
| 11 Aug 1943 27 Sept 1943 5 July 1944 7 July 1944 12 July 1944 4 Aug 1944 5 Aug 1944 14 Oct 1944 18 Oct 1944 23 Mar 1945 |
1/2 FW190 one FW190 one V-1 one V-1 two V-1s one V-1 two V-1 one Me109 1.5 Me109s one Me262 |
Damaged Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed Damaged |
[Escort to Roune] [Ramrod 261] [Diver patrol] [Diver patrol] [Diver patrol] * [N. of Roune] [N. of Roune] [Escort to Duisburg] [Ranger to Denmark] [Ramrod 1514 to Bad Oeynhausen] |
3.5 / 0 / 1.5
+ 7 V-1s
* Alex's plane was so damaged by the blast, he had to leave it & take to his 'chute.
One V-1 about to go down.
The very dangerous job of "Tipping"
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2 August 1945, Rayne Essex - Mustang III s/n FX876
Shortly after take-off the pilot reported that he was having difficulty with rudder control but he continued with the sortie, rather than landing. During a dive bombing attack (on 2 August? I don't think so), the aircraft turned onto its back but then leveled out inverted, before pulling up violently and throwing the pilot out. The A/C then crashed and was destroyed by fire. Although a precise cause of the loss was not discovered, it seems likely that the problems with the rudder was a major factor.
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Thanks go out to
Kelvin, who sent me detailed photos of Alex's logbook [most every page - very cool to read through], squadron records, photos and a bunch of other stuff. This was the source for the information seen here. Also, Kelvin has set up his own site dedicated to the memory of those lost in battle called Air Crew Remembered
On these pages I use Hugh Halliday's extensive research which includes info from numerous sources; newspaper articles via the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC); the Google News Archives; the London Gazette Archives and other sources both published and private.
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