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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database
1	Ostrowski	Jan	Podporucznik Pilot	Sergeant	P.782309	Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot Xxvi Row E Grave 12	Born 25 January 1914 (Age 27)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726
2	Mitkowski	Stanislaw Aleksander	Sierzant Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.780601	Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot Xxvi Row E Grave 14	Born 7 July 1913 (Age 28)	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari 9182 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726
3	Lisinski	Antoni Zenon	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.0097	Becklingen Germany Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot Xxvi Row F Grave 1	Born 8 January 1914 (Age 27)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 9174 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726
4	Kaczalski	Czesław	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.780870	Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot Xxvi Row F Grave 2	Born 5 October 1919 Guźlin Włocławek (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726
5	Janota-Bzowski	Jerzy	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0061	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot XXVI Row F Grave 3	Born 19 October 1906 Pasztowa Wola Lipsko (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726
6	Burak	Antoni	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.784493	Becklingen Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot XXVI Row E Grave 13	Born 22 December 1917 Iwieniec Białoruś (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-14	Vickers Wellington	Ic	W5726	SM-Q	RAF Syerston	Bremen	One of eleven bombers which took off from Syerston for a big raid on Bremen. Aircraft brought down by very heavy anti-aircraft fire over Bremen, Germany, crashing on the town and killing all its crew. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	Further details Archiwum Polish Database W5726