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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Baranowski	Tadeusz	St. Sierżant	Sergeant	780443	02.11.1914 Igal – Hungary	Poland (born Hungary)	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter	317Sqn Polish	1941-12-30	Spitfire	Vb	AD306				Escort bombers attacking Gneisenau Scharnhorst at Brest	Shot down	PoW emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Died 18.02.2001 Bognor Regis, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database	Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zielinski, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
2	Foster	L J P	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
3	Frew	R A F	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
4	Greenwood	A S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
5	Joyce	R W	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	234Sqn	1941-12-30	Spitfire	Vb	AB854				Escort bombers attavcking Gneisenau Scharnhorst st Brest	Shot down by Lt Fritz Maly of 5./JG.2	PoW after emergency landing at Plourin				Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
6	Kipling	M G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
7	Maflin	P C G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
8	Middleton	S A	Squadron Leader						DFC		Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
9	Orton	J A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1941-12-30	Halifax	II	V9979	TL-E	Linton on Ouse	1125	Attack on Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras			Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
10	Zieliński	Stanisław Władysław	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0817	Born on 15th October 1905 in Skępe, Lipno, Poland (Age 36 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9465 Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	306Sqn (Polish)	1941-12-30	Supermarine Spitfire		W3945	UZ-C	RAF Church Stanton		Brest	. Location : . 306 Squadron 26 August 1940	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight. Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanisław Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. ORB for 1941-12-30	PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database	Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zieliński, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.	Archive Report W3945 Archiwum Polish Database 0817