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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	Base	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database
1	Brzeziński	Jan	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Flight Sergeant	P.780234	Born 23 June 1920 Maliszewko (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Virtuti Militari 10312 DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	53Sqn	1945-11-22	Consolidated Liberator	Vlll	KH126	RAF Merryfield	Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset	The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom. The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Ilminster Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Plot Sec D 2 Grave 55	Archiwum Polish Database
2	Kleybor	Stanisław	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.2416	Born 15 April 1920 Bydgoszcz (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		53Sqn	1945-11-22	Consolidated Liberator	Vlll	KH126	RAF Merryfield	Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset	The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom. The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed whilst flying	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Ilminster Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom Section D2 Grave 25	Archiwum Polish Database
3	Mielecki	Leopold	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.76675	Born 26 March 1911 Sanok (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	53Sqn	1945-11-22	Consolidated Liberator	VIII	KH126	RAF Merryfield	Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset	The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom. The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Transport Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Ilminster Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom Sec D 2 Grave 5 (Illminster Joint Burial Board, Ilminster. Grave 3591)	Archiwum Polish Database
4	Wize	Antoni	Porucznik R/Op.	Flying Officer	P-2441 / 784075	Born 4 June 1915 Warszawa (Age 30 when killed)	Poland		Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Transport Command	53Sqn	1945-11-22	Consolidated Liberator	Vlll	KH126	RAF Merryfield	Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset	The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom. The aircraft was taking off on a Trooping Flight to India, but it crashed into a hillside at Whites Farm, Broadway Pound, near Merryfield, Somerset, some four and a half miles from the airfield, flying at 900 feet. The flight should not have been authorised and the Pilot, F/Lt L Mielecki, was insufficiently trained for this task. The Pilot's briefing included an instruction that, when climbing through cloud, he was not to turn until passing 1500 feet - this instruction was ignored. There were 27 fatalities. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Active Service - Flying Accident	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Section G War Graves Plot Grave 329	Archiwum Polish Database