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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	Links/Archive Reports
1	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
2	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
3	Dunin-Horkowicz	Konstanty	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P-2482	Born 29 July 1917 Aleksiejewsk Russia (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	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
4	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
5	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
6	Malejka	Brunon	Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.782328	Born 10 May 1917 Książ Wlkp. Śrem (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	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
7	Marecki	Jan	Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.781707	Born 9 October 1920 Poznań (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) 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
8	Mroczko	Tadeusz	Podporucznik Strzelec	Flying Officer	P-2703 / 706178	Born 25 July 1920 Wygnanka Ukraine (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	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
9	Omylak	Franciszek Kazimierz	Kapitan Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P-2043	Born 14 September 1907 Lwów Ukraine (Age 36 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	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.	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275
10	Ozga	Jan Franciszek	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	705033	Born 30 August 1919 Brody Ukraine (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	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 Banica wreckage with Liberator EW275, brought down in nearby Olszyny, ten nights earlier. Location : Poland / Hungary / Adriatic. After the war, his siblings searched for him through the Polish Red Cross. In 1947, the family received information from the Decommissioning Commission in London: "Kpr.rgt / sgt / Jan Ozga - P705053 was lost on August 27/28, 1944 during an operational flight over Poland, presumably lost his life.	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea ???	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275	Banica Memorial
11	Pluta	Zygmunt	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.76658	Born 12 April 1913 Częstochowa (Age 31 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9129 Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	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
12	Skorczyk	Jozef	Starszy Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	705033	Born 13 March 1915 (Age 29)	Poland	Air Gunner		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
13	Wichrowski	Bernard	Plutonowy Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.794153	Born 22 March 1923 Płutowo Chełmno (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	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	Widacki	Kazimierz	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P-2708	Born 3 February 1921 (Age 23)	Poland	Pilot		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.	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275

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