Wellington Bomber, W5374 memorial - Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

A memorial to the crew of Vickers Wellington no. W5374 (SM-J) which crashed near this site with the loss of all crew, 24 Dec 1941.

"The present roadside combined memorial plaque & wooden seating area have recently replaced an earlier memorial on the same site. Circular plaque on rear wall of a brick built walled enclosure with copings, lower wall & opening facing the road. Loose slate base. Plaque with raised inscription in white lettering, blue background. RAF winged insignia in relief, beneath first line of inscription."

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A blue plaque inside the enclosure reads:

SIBBERTOFT PARISH COUNCIL
On the 24th. December 1941 a
Vickers Wellington No. 5374 (SM-J)
returning from a bombing mission over
Cologne crashed near this place with the
loss of all members of the Polish crew,
having been badly damaged
by German anti aircraft
artillery.

Names of crew:
Pilot: Sgt. Henryk Rozpara 782473 PAF Age 29.
Pilot 2: F/O. Czeslaw Stanislaw Golacki P-1554 PAF Age 22.
Nav: F/O. Alfons Antoni Szymon Nowak P-0092 PAF Age 33.
W/Op/Air/Gnr: P/O. Jan Siwiec P-1148 PAF Age 26.
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Eugeniusz Jerzy Baracz 781148 PAF Age 26.
Air/Gnr: Sgt. Zdzislaw Kurowski 781880 PAF Age 26.

Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Wellington Bomber, W5374 memorial Church St Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire England LE16 9UA Commemoration: Crew of Wellington Bomber, W5374 Date of Dedication: Not listed Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/11/2019 MeerRescue visited it