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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.



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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 GarstkaStanisławSierzantSergeant783661


Polish Memorial Northolt UK
PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known GraveBorn 19 August 1918 Wełnica Gniezno (Age 23 when killed)PolandPilotMedal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10 WellingtonIcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog bases Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
2 KlewiczTadeusz JózefPororucznikFlying OfficerP-1226


Sage/Oldenburg Germany
PAF Memorial, Northolt, Sage War Cemetery - Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot VII Row D Grave 15Born 26 November 1904 Gętomie Tczew (Age 37 when killed)PolandAir GunnerKrzyz Walecznych

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10WellingtonIcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog bases Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
3 MączyńskiJózef PawełFlying OfficerpororucznikP-1443


Polish Memorial Northolt UK
PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known GraveBorn 14 July 1917 Leonpol Belarus (Age 24 when killed)PolandNavigatorVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10WellingtonIcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog bases Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
4 PokrzywaRajmund AntoniSierżantSergeant782119


Polish Memorial Northolt UK
PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known GraveBorn 6 December 1915 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed)PolandRadio Operator / Air GunnerVirtuti Militari 9296

Krzyz Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10Wellington IcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog based Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
5 StrzyżewskiJaceksierzantSergeant784302


Uithuizermeeden Holland
PAF Memorial, Northolt, Uithuizermeeden General Cemetery - Groningen, Netherlands. Row 16 Grave 25Born 11 August 1912 Tokarzew Wlkp.Ostrzeszów (Age 29 when killed)PolandRadio Operator / Air GunnerVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10Wellington IcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog bases Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
6 ZającJan JózefPodporucznikPilot OfficerP-1585 / 780403


Polish Memorial Northolt UK
PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known GraveBorn 6 May 1917 (Age 24 when killed)PolandPilotVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1942-01-10WellingtonIcDV423NZ-?Lindholme1741WilhelmshavenThe aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog bases Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)KilledFuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423

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