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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
1	Horoch	Jan Wojciech	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794285	Born 30 March 1918 Jaktorowo Chodzież (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-10	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1258	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:29	D	Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 1 Grave 17		Archiwum Polish Database	Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).
2	Sawczuk	Borys Karol	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.781411	Born 7 January 1920 (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-10	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1258	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:29	D	Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 2 Grave 19-21		Archiwum Polish Database	Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).
3	Waszkiewicz	Stanisław	Kapitan Pilot	Flying Officer	P.76615	Born 8 June 1909 Abramówka – Russia (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-10	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1258	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:29	D	Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 2 Grave 19/21	Crosswik, Holland	Archiwum Polish Database	Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).
4	Wierzbicki	Jerzy Aleksander	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.1047	Born 24 December 1909 Rzeczków Skierniewice (Age 32 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-10	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1258	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:29	D	Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 2 Grave 22		Archiwum Polish Database	Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).
5	Zakielarz	Edward Kazimierz	Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.784108	Born 6 March 1920 Rakszawa Łańcut (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-10	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1258	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:29	D	Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 2 Grave 19-21	Crosswijk, Holland	Archiwum Polish Database	Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2).