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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Jodis	Edward	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705008	Born 8 June 1921 Słonim Belarus (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JD362		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drops	Baksbokod, Wegrzech, Hungary. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV Row B Grave 1-7		Archiwum Polish Database
2	Dziaduła	Franciszek	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705431	Born 2 February 1912 Łętowice Tarnów (Age 32 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP288	GR-	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Gerencser, Csorva, Yugoslavia. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 4-7		Archiwum Polish Database
3	Fedziński	Włodzimierz Sergiusz	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793958	Born 24 May 1924 Husaków Ukraine (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP288	GR-	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Gerencser, Csorva, Yugoslavia. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 3		Archiwum Polish Database
4	Finder	Kazimierz Roman	Podporucznik Strzelec	Flying Officer	P.145001	Born 4 March 1905 (Age 38 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy. Plot Z, Row E, Grave 40	Casamassima Polish Cemetery Italy	.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
5	Florkowski	Jan	Plutonowy Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.782375	Born 16 July 1920 Mniewo Koło (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-17	Consolidated Liberator	VI	EW275	GR-R	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Dropping on Warszawa	. Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot I Row A Grave 9-10 Collective	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Kraków, Poland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275		Detailed account EW275
6	Foczpaniak	Mieczysław Witold	Podporucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-2403 / 704255	Born 1 January 1922 Ciążeń Słupca (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Consolidated Liberator		EW278		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Shot down by nightfighter. Crashed at Senta, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot I Row E Grave 8-10		Archiwum Polish Database
7	Franczak	Stanisław Zbigniew	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.2649	Born 10 January 1920 Luborzyca Kraków (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Consolidated Liberator		EW278		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Shot down by nightfighter. Crashed at Senta, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot I Row E Grave 8-10		Archiwum Polish Database
8	Graff	Bolesław	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793165	Born 2 August 1920 Podbuż Ukraine (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JD171		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drops	Draz, Uratowal, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot IV Row D Grave 1-4		Archiwum Polish Database
9	Halik	Piotr	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.794225	Born 30 July 1919 Osjaków Wieluń (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator		BZ949	GR-T	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Villa Castelli, Italy	Aircraft was unable to find the receiving post for Supply drop in gale force winds. Severely iced-up, the aircraft hit a mountain near Villa Castelli, whilst attempting to land at Grottaglie airfield, Italy. The entire crew were killed. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Casamassima, Italy	Archiwum Polish Database
10	Jaś	Józef	Plutonowy Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.784727	Born 18 March 1918 Ostrów (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	BB389	GR-M	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Aircraft destroyed by Anti-aircraft fire near Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot VI, Row A, Grave 3-8 Collective Grave	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Belgrade Serbia (formerly Jugoslavia)	Archiwum Polish Database
11	Jasiński	Bolesław Antoni Stanisław	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.2256	Born 15 June 1920 Tłumacz Ukraine (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JD171		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drops	Draz, Uratowal, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot IV Row D Grave 1-4		Archiwum Polish Database
12	Jawor	Tadeusz Bronisław	sierż./WO	Sergeant/W/O	704092		Poland	Navigator	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	BB389	GR-M	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Aircraft destroyed by Anti-aircraft fire near Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia. RAF Brindisi- Halifax BB389- combat flight over Poland with aid for the Warsaw Uprising. Shot down by FLAK. and fell near Bačka Brestovac. Only Sgt T.B. Jawor, who was captured after three days, was saved. The rest were lost. - burIed British Miitary cemetery Belgrade, Serbia (former Yugoslavia). Sierzant Adam Szczepan BIALOSZEWSKI (P/705691), Plutonowy Jozef Antoni DEREWIENKO (P/704108), Plutonowy Jozef JAS (P/784727), Plutonowy Josef NALEPA (P/781204), Sierzant Jozef PIALUCHA (P/781051), Kapral Konrad STANIEWICZ (P/704020)	Survived, evaded 3 days. Operational Flight			Archiwum Polish Database
13	Jencka	Tadeusz	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.1708	Born 17 November 1917 Mińsk Maz. (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-17	Consolidated Liberator	VI	EW275	GR-R	RAF Brindisi, Italy			. Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot I Row A Grave 9-10 Collective		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275
14	Dunski	Zygmunt	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.792224	Born 27 March 1921 Wąwolnica Puławy (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator		BZ949	GR-T	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Villa Castelli, Italy	Aircraft was unable to find the receiving post for Supply drop in gale force winds. Severely iced-up, the aircraft hit a mountain near Villa Castelli, whilst attempting to land at Grottaglie airfield, Italy. The entire crew were killed. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Casamassima, Italy	Archiwum Polish Database	On the night of 6th January 1944, while returning from a mission to Poland the aircraft hit a mountain at Villa Castello when attempting to land at Grottaglie in Italy. The whole crew of: F/Lt Witold Paszkiewicz, F/Lt Tadeusz Domaradzki, F/Sgt Zygmunt Dunski, F/Sgt Franciszek Olkiewicz, F/Sgt Stefan Magdziarek, Sgt Piotr Halick, Sgt Jozef Marchwicki and Sgt Julian Bucko was killed. BZ949 Liberator
15	Kantowski	Jan	Kapral Bombardier	Sergeant	P.703048	Born 26 September 1920 Katarzynki Wąbrzeźno (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN895	GR-B	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down over Hungary making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV, Row D, Collective Grave 1-7		Archiwum Polish Database
16	Kleniewski	Stefan Gabriel	Podporucznik Nawig	Pilot Officer	P.2578	Born 1 October 1912 Cywkowce – Ukraine (Age 31 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JD362		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drops	Baksbokod, Wegrzech, Hungary. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV Row B Grave 1-7		Archiwum Polish Database
17	Kłosowski	Bronisław	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705642	Born 1 April 1913 Białystok (Age 31 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN895	GR-B	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down over Hungary making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV, Row D, Collective Grave 1-7		Archiwum Polish Database
18	Koziol	Wladyslaw	Podporucznik Bombardier	Flying Officer	P.2488	Born 10 April 1914 (Age 30)	Poland	Bomb Aimer		PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JD171		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drops	Draz, Uratowal, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot IV Row D Grave 1-4		Archiwum Polish Database
19	Kozłowski	Mieczysław Jarosław	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.705014	Born 22 November 1923 Ostrowczyk Polny (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-23	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP222	GR-E	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Northern Italy	Returning fron an operation to Northern Italy, the aircraft crashed into the sea at the end of it's landing run. All the crew drowned. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in sea off Bari, Italy		Archiwum Polish Database
20	Kozłowski	Zbigniew Jerzy	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P-2489 / 794327	Born 20 February 1916 (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP288	GR-	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Gerencser, Csorva, Yugoslavia. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 1-2		Archiwum Polish Database
21	Krukowski	Leonard	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794444	Born 3 November 1918 (Age 24)	Poland	Air Gunner		PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1942-11-30	Vickers Wellington	lc	Z1414		RAF Bramcote			Crashed at Monks Kirby, Bramcote, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Section J Grave 312	Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1414	1942-11-30 Wellington lV Z1414 18 OTU RAF Helmswell. Training- bombing practice, recalled to base in worsening weather, but stayed in the air and did not follow diversion instructions. Crashed at Monks Kirby while attempting to land in poor visibility. Crew forced to bale out and aircraft crashed near Rusby. Crew: A/G Leonard Krukowski (P.794444) Age 24 Killed, buried Newark. Pilot Flt Lt Henryk Kołacz (P-0980) injured. Nav P/O Eugeniusz Orchol (P-2019), Nav P/O Tadeusz Jencka (P-1708), A/G Sgt Władysław Marczak (794308) and Sgt Stanisław Kmiecikewicz (783810) were all unhurt. P/O Kolacz died when his 305 Squadron Mosquito crashed on 1944-05-25. Sgt Marczuk was lost on operations to Duisberg with 300 Squadron in April 1943. P/O Jencka died on 1944-08-17, flying with 1586 Flight from Italy.
22	Kruszyna	Edward	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794931	Born 1 January 1916 (Age 28)	Poland	Air Gunner		PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-12-27	Consolidated Liberator		KG994		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Brindisi, Italy	Brindisi, Italy. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Brindisi Cemetery, Italy. Row D, Grave 17		Archiwum Polish Database
23	Kryszczuk	Franciszek	Kapitan Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0152	Born 26 August 1911 (Age 33)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 9544 Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-12-29	Handley Page Halifax		UL187		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Meretice, Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia	Aircraft crashed at Meretice, Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia. Location : Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7	Archiwum Polish Database
24	Krzeczewski	Eugeniusz Stnislaw	Starszy Sierzant Radio Operator	Warrant Officer	P.781609	Born 30 April 1916 (Age 28)	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari 9211 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-12-29	Handley Page Halifax		UL187		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Meretice, Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia	Aircraft crashed at Meretice, Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia. Location : Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7	Archiwum Polish Database
25	Kühn	Kazimierz Franciszek	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.786162	Born 5 December 1904 Czersk (Age 39 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-23	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP222	GR-E	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Northern Italy	Returning fron an operation to Northern Italy, the aircraft crashed into the sea at the end of it's landing run. All the crew drowned. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in sea off Bari, Italy		Archiwum Polish Database
26	Ziemiański	Kazimierz	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.1586	Born 23 October 1916 New York – USA (Age 25 when killed)	USA	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1942-04-05	Vickers Wellington	Ic	X9764	NZ-	RAF Lindholme	22:58	Koln	Claim by Oblt Heinrich Petersen 6/NJG1 - near Geerbetz 10km NW of St Trond (6A): 4,900m at 0228. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten)	Killed on Operational Flight	Burials took place at St Truiden on 7 April 1942 PAF Memorial, Northolt, Heverlee War Cemetery After the war - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Plot III Row E Grave 3	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Heverlee Belgium	Archiwum Polish Database
27	Bogdanowicz	Henryk Marian	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	794421	10.01.1913 Brzostowica Wlk. Białoruś	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Consolidated Liberator		EW278		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Shot down by nightfighter. Crashed at Senta, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	PoW. Survived war. Died 09.1992 Derby UK			Archiwum Polish Database
28	Augustyn	Włodzimierz	Kapral Nawig	Sergeant	P.704100	Born 19 August 1921 Płock (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN895	GR-B	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down over Hungary making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV, Row D, Collective Grave 1-7	Polish War memorial Northolt UK Budapest, Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database		Bio niebieskaeskadra.pl
29	Bączak	Tadeusz	Chorąży	Warrant Officer	780310	20.12.1920 Zgierz Łódź	Poland	Wireless Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF		300Sqn 1586 ESP										Died 2005 Yorkshire, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
30	Balcarek	Wilhelm Andrzej	Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	780000	Born 4 February 1915 Jankowice Pszczyna (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-28	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP295	FS-P	RAF Brindisi, Italy		SOE Supply Drops	Vanished without trace whilst making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw. Aircraft is presumed to have been lost in Adriatic Sea. After the War the remnants of an Unidentified Halifax ll were found in Branica, near Tarnow, which, according to local residents, crashed there at the end of August / beginning of September 1944, killing its crew. Jerzy B Cynk, in 'The PAF at War' states that this Halifax wreck is almost certainly JP295 as it is the only Polish Halifax unaccounted for. He also says that 'confusing contemporary reports from the Polish Underground linked the Branica wreckage with Liberator EW275, brought down in nearby Olszyny, ten nights earlier. Location : Poland / Hungary / Adriatic.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275
31	Banasik	Tadeusz Kazimierz	Sierzant Mech Pokl.	Flight Sergeant	P.784923	Born 26 January 1919 Chlewiska Szydłowiec (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP180	GR-A	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down in flames over Hungary making supply drops near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10 Solymar, Hungary	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Budapest Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database		Bio 301.dyon.pl
32	Bar	Zbigniew	Kapral, Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.794207	Born 23 September 1921 Nowy Sącz (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Despatcher	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN889	GR-P	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Sgt R Tyrol (Pilot); F/Sgt Z Bar (Despatcher); Sgt M Marynowski (Gunner) were killed; Sgt T Michalkiewicz was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; F/O J Abczynski; Sgt J Frackowiak; W/O W Sibilski evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 1944-09-02 Halifax JN889 RAF Brindisi. Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Pilot Sgt Reyhold Tyrol (780850); Despatcher F/Sgt Zbigniew Bar (794207), GunnerSgt Mieczysław Marynowski (706779) were killed; Gunner Sgt Tadeusz Michalkiewicz (706663) was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; Navigator/Observer F/O J Abczyński (P-2040); FE Sgt Józef Frąckowiak (780319); W/Op W/O Władysław Sibilski (793755) evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Killed commemorated at PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary		Archiwum Polish Database JN889	barx
33	Baworowski	Michał Rudolf	Podporucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P-2254 / 794602	Born 1 October 1916 Vienna Austria (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP180	GR-A	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down in flames over Hungary making supply drops near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Budapest Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database	Sierzant Tadeusz Kazimierz BANASIK (P/784923) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Podporucznik Michal Rudolf BAWOROWSKI (P/2254) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Wawrzyniek BLAZEJEWSKI (P/794417) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Mieczyslaw LOJAS (P/704129) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Stanislaw PAETZ (P/784696) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Plutonowy Ernest POLACZEK (P/780504) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Plutonowy Mieczyslaw WALCZYK (P/792242) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.)
34	Bednarski	Józef	kpt. / F / Lt		P-0399	1909-07-15 Krzysztoforzyce	Poland	Bombardier	Virtuti Militari 10312 DFC Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 ESP (301DB)	1944-08-27	Liberator		JR927				Dropping supplies Warszawa Uprising	Badly shot up	Survived				August 27, 1944 RAF - Brindisi - "Liberator" -JR927- The plane led by the pilot Henryk Jastrzębski flying low over the roofs of the buildings dropped a load for the Warsaw Uprising, after which it was shelled by the German cannon artillery. and machine guns set on the roofs of buildings. Having two burning engines, which were extinguished after some time, - on the other two engines, completely shot like a sieve, in the darkness returned to the base. Slowly gaining altitude, he made his way through the Carpathians to return to the Brindisi airport. Landing on the runway, the brakes were found to be inoperative. Reaching the end of the runway, at the last moment the pilot steered the machine sideways towards the bushy rocky ground where, losing the landing gear, he settled down. The entire crew: Cpt. Józef Bednarski, senior sergeant pilot Henryk Jastrzębski, Lt. Stanisław Kleybor, major pil. Jan Mioduchowski, Lieutenant Zygmunt Nowicki, Sgt. Tadeusz Ruman and Sgt. Emil Szczerba - with the exception of Capt. Józef Bednarski, who was wounded, - she left safe. On that day, 4 planes with drops to Warsaw departed, 3 Halifax (JD171, JD362 and JN895) and 1 Liberator (JR927), which only managed to return to Brindisi. The rest of the Halifax crews were shot down on the way back. - about Captain Józef Bednarski - no further information (? Krakow	Archiwum Polish Database 1586
35	Beer	Ryszard Aleksander	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.794890	Born 19 October 1919 Suchodół Krosno (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-23	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP222	GR-E	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Northern Italy	Returning from an operation to Northern Italy, the aircraft crashed into the sea at the end of its landing run. All the crew drowned. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Plot XI Row E Grave 35	Polish Memorial Northolt Bari, Italy	Archiwum Polish Database
36	Białoszewski	Adam Szczepan	Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705691	Born 24 December 1910 Stryj (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	BB389	GR-M	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Aircraft destroyed by Anti-aircraft fire near Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot VI, Row A, Grave 3-8 Collective Grave	Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia	Archiwum Polish Database
37	Bielicki	Józef	Plutonowy Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.793845	Born 12 February 1922 Warszawa (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari (Posthumous- By order of Polish PSZ command Number 4/44) Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-15	Consolidated Liberator	Vl	KG890	GR-S	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Engaged on Warsaw Supply Drops. Aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter and crashed at Nieszkowicach Wielkich, Bosnia . Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried at Pogwizdów, but later exhumed and was re-buried in Kraków Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot III Row A Grave 3	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Kraków British Cemetery Poland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database KG890		Read Archive Report
38	Błażejewski	Wawrzyniek	Kapral Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.704417	Born 4 May 1916 Rosicz – Russia (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP180	GR-A	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down in flames over Hungary making supply drops near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10		Archiwum Polish Database
39	Błażeński	Romuald	Kapral Strzelec Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.793669	Born 28 January 1920 Łódź (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy (some reports No Known Grave - Drowned off Brindisi, Italy)	Casamassima Polish Cemetery Italy			Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
40	1 Pilot W/O Kazimierz Wolski, 2 Pilot F/S Witold Raflewski, Navigator P/O Ludwik Domanski, W/T F/S Bazyli Chmaruk, Bomb Aimer W/O Jan Lewandowski (killed), F/E Sgt Pawel Szejnowski (killed), A/G F/S Adam Proszek									RAF	Bomber Command	ESP 1586	1944-08-01	Halifax	ll	JP283				Dropping supplies to support Warszawa Uprising	Shot down					Refer to Archiwum for details This aircraft was shot down on the night of 1/2 August 1944 returning from a supply drop to Warsaw. It crashed near Szentes in Hungary killing two of the crew. The remaining five were made Prisoners of War. 1 Pilot W/O Kazimierz Wolski, 2 Pilot F/S Witold Raflewski, Navigator P/O Ludwik Domanski, W/T F/S Bazyli Chmaruk, Bomb Aimer W/O Jan Lewandowski (killed), F/E Sgt Pawel Szejnowski (killed), A/G F/S Adam Proszek
41	Bohanes	Stefan	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Warrant Officer	P.784633	Born 31 July 1914 (Age 30)	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari , CV	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-16	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP220	GR-C	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Aircraft was shot down after supply drop to Warsaw area. The First Pilot, W/O L Owsiany, was wounded at made Prisoner of War. The rest of the crew were taken care of by the Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa. Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland Plot I Row A Grave 11		Archiwum Polish Database
42	Bohuszewicz	Witold	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0638	Born 25 March 1914 Sobotniki Belarus (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy (some reports No Known Grave - Drowned off Brindisi, Italy)	Cassamassima Polish Cemetery, Italy	.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
43	Bućko	Julian	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794894	Born 21 February 1909 Pogorzelce Belarus (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ949	GR-T	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Grottaglie airfield, Italy	Aircraft was unable to find the receiving post for Supply drop in gale force winds. Severely iced-up, the aircraft hit a mountain near Villa Castelli, whilst attempting to land at Grottaglie airfield, Italy. The entire crew were killed. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy		Archiwum Polish Database
44	Daniel	Stanisław Jerzy	Major Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0735	Born 29 March 1910 Władywostok Russia (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-15	Consolidated Liberator	Vl	KG890	GR-S	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Engaged on Warsaw Supply Drops. Aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter and crashed at Nieszkowicach Wielkich, Bosnia . Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Kraków Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland Plot III Row A Grave 5		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database KG890		Read Archive Report
45	Derewienko	Józef Antoni	Plutonowy Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.704108	Born 18 March 1921 Lwów (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	BB389	GR-M	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Aircraft destroyed by Anti-aircraft fire near Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot VI, Row A, Grave 3-8 Collective Grave		Archiwum Polish Database
46	Dobrowolski	Kazimierz JM	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-0267	02.01.1908 Brzeżany Belarus	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x4) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	06.01.1944 Liberator [1586 SDF] special flight over Poland - damaged by artillery fire. he continued the flight - he landed in the sea before the runway - he was the only one from the crew to survive. He died in Kensington, London.	Died 02.08.1970 London, U.K.	Noth Sheen Cemetery UK	North Sheen Cemetery UK.jpg	.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
47	Domaradzki	Tadeusz Józef	Kapitan Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0630	Born 12 December 1902 Lwów Ukraine (Age 41 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator		BZ949	GR-T	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Villa Castelli, Italy	Aircraft was unable to find the receiving post for Supply drop in gale force winds. Severely iced-up, the aircraft hit a mountain near Villa Castelli, whilst attempting to land at Grottaglie airfield, Italy. The entire crew were killed. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy		Archiwum Polish Database
48	Drong	Jerzy	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.782076	Born 5 December 1908 Gródek (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy. Plot E, Row I, Grave 19		.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
49	Dubowski	Tadeusz	Plutonowy Bombardier	Warrant Officer	P.794215	Born 7 July 1923 Kraków (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-15	Consolidated Liberator	Vl	KG890	GR-S	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Engaged on Warsaw Supply Drops. Aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter and crashed at Nieszkowicach Wielkich, Bosnia . Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Kraków Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot III Row A Grave 4	Kraków, Poland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database KG890		Read Archive Report
50	Dudziak	Józef	Kapral Radio Operator	Flight Sergeant	P.703905	Born 28 March 1924 Drohobycz Ukraine (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-17	Consolidated Liberator	VI	EW275	GR-R	RAF Brindisi, Italy			. Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot I Row A Grave 9-10 Collective		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275