303 Squadron K.Wunsche possible landing place 9/9/40 Sussex

Thanks for the input. at least that goes towards clearing up the mystery.

The ‘singed’ parachute really doesn’t tie in with any of these possibilities I’m afraid.

The location where Wunsche landed was a very long way from Hailsham, although the others in your list are in that general locality.

Whilst I can put names to the incidents where you have a blank there really isn’t any where the parachute might have been burnt or singed.

It all sounds a bit doubtful to me, I’m afraid.

And Maciejowski landed safely. No burnt parachute there!

He landed not far from Saddlescombe Farm.

By coincidence, I am currently in touch with his family.

What is your interest?

Hi Andy, im going back to a previous thread,a cigarette pouch i purchased at Shoreham aerojumble. containing part of a singed parachute. apparently belonging to a polish pilot that crashed in the Halisham area. not that familiar with the Sussex area is there a possibility that K.Wunsche had landed somewhere in Halisham?

i know its one of those is it or isn’t it scenarios but who knows, the stall holder is a regular at the aero jumble and seemed genuine. (as they do)

The previous thread went:

“Hi can anyone help with the names of the Pilots from these Battle of Britain crash sites listed below.
I have below dates of some of the crash sites in the Halisham Rural district area,that i have found so far.
The reason being i am trying to trace whether there were any Polish Pilot fatalities in and around the surrounding area of Halisham (West Sussex.)
The only crash sites i have found so far are for……..

DATE AIRCRAFT AREA PILOT NAME
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17/7/40 Spitfire Hempstead lane Halisham Pilot D.Taylor

16/8/40 Spitfire Dover House Possingworth No Name

09/9/40 Hurricane Squires field Pevensey No Name

13/9/40 Perrywood No Name

27/9/40 Hurricane Station Rd Halisham Pilot Percy Burton

07/10/40 Spitfire Court Fm,Lullington

27/10/40 Spitfire Battle Rd Halisham Pilot Edshall

30/10/40 Hurricane Blackford Fm, Herstmoneeux No Name

01/12/40 Hurricane Whiligh wood east Hoathly No Name

07/12/40 Spitfire Foreshore Pevensey Bay No Name

12/12/40 Old Park Fm Arlington No Name

Some of the above (i Know) are not from the Battle of Britain Period.and also have spaces i.e. no aircraft name or Pilot name,hopefully someone with the knowledge of this district can help to fill in the missing spaces.
Thus uncovering a possible Polish airman’s name, with the above or any other site in the Halisham District and surrounding areas,

Thanks for your reply, sorry about the West Sussex bit, i was meant to put East. (Thank God for Sat Navs)

The reason for my post being that i had purchased a Tobacco pouch from one of the stalls at your Aerojumbe.apparently the stall holder stated it was from his Grandfather who was an A.R.P. warden in the rural district of Halisham, (Seemed the Genuine type) he received the pouch from a Polish airman maybe as a souvenir, (how and why no body knows.) the stallholder had listed the possible crash sites that he had researched thus far.

I know that with all these things that you take a gamble on what you buy, but at the end of it you like to think you have a genuine buy.
Im one of those that you cant just throw something like this away, as it could be the genuine article, (who knows) so i will research this as best i can to maybe salvage its possible history.and keep in safe hands.

I did noticed on the list that you kindly posted, the Polish pilots name Sgt Maciejowski, who you had down as his Hurricane crashing on the 30/10/40 at Blackford Farm.would you know anything else on this crash. i.e.was the Hurricane a write off? had the pilot landed this aircraft and lost control? had Sgt Maciejowski baled out? and any other info you may have.

One other thing i hadn’t mentioned is inside the Tobacco pouch was a small envelope containing a few fragments of tobacco. also inclosed was a piece of parachute around 6inches by 4.(of irvine type) the outer edges singed.

You never know the A.R.P. warden may of borrowed the pouch for a smoke and forgot to return it(ill keep dreaming)”

He landed not far from Saddlescombe Farm.

By coincidence, I am currently in touch with his family.

What is your interest?

That’s no mean distance, Beachy Head to Saddlescombe.