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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	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database
1	Bednarski	Piotr	Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	P.792895	Born 13 September 1915 Stanisławów (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Het Bildt (St Jacobiparochie) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Plot B Row 44 Grave 35	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Het Bildt, St Jacobiparochie Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
2	Germasiński	Karol	Sierzant Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.793221	Born 24 September 1914 Marki Wołomin (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Het Bildt (St Jacobiparochie) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Plot B Row 44 Grave 35 (Postdongeradeel (Anjum)?)	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Het Bildt, St Jacobiparochie Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
3	Kurzak	Jerzy	Kapral	Sergeant	P.793785	Born 12 August 1908 Tychy (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Air Bomber	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
4	Piatkowski	Edward	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.782899	Born 8 November 1919 Glinojeck Ciechanów (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
5	Polkowski	Jerzy Henryk	Porucznik Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0438	Born 19 January 1913 Ząbkowice Dąbrowa Górn.(Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 8201 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
6	Polnik	Jan	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P.76792	Born 28 March 1919 Krzywcza Przemyśl (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 8202 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 98	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Terschelling, Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
7	Wojno	Bronisław	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.784743	Born 5 September 1914 Łomża (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford	SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 99	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Terschelling Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627