W/O DYGRYN Josef

Rozlet

Official No.: 787 678 Date and place of birth: 6th March 1918, Praha Date and place of death: 4th June 1942, Channel La Manche

War Service

Unit	Since	To	Rank
85	14.10.1940	22.10.1940	Sgt
1	22.10.1940	27.11.1940	Sgt
1	08.12.1940	23.09.1941	Sgt
310	23.09.1941	19.05.1942	Sgt - W/O
310	20.05.1942	04.06.1942	W/O

After retraining on Hurricane he was posted on 14th October 1940 to No. 85 Squadron at Church Fenton. On 22th October he was transfered to No. 1 Squadron where he stayed for eleven months except short rest between 27th November and 8th December 1940. On 30th October 1940 he heavily damaged his Hurricane I N2433 during landing because he put flaps in wrong position. In the night from 10th to 11th May 1941 he took off with Hurricane IIA Z3687 against group of enemy bombers and he shot down three of them. First was Heinkel He 111 over London at 00.35, second one Heinkel He 111 near Gatwick at 01.50 and last one was Junkers Ju 88 near Biggin Hill at 03.25. On 23th September 1941 he moved to No. 310 Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron where he served for seven months. On 20th May 1942 he returned to No. 1 Squadron where he started with operations named "Intruder". He died on 4th June 1942 during the Intruder flight over Evreux-Fauville airfield. His Hurricane IIC Z3183 was probably shot down by enemy flak near Le Havre and crashed in the Channel. His body was founded on 8th September 1942 at Worthing and burried on Westwell Cemetery at Kent. Sometimes he used his "war name" Ligoticky.