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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	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
101	Bartlett	K C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	ND397	PM-R	Elsham Wolds	2350	Stettin		Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
102	Bartnik	Witold	Starszy Szeregowiec Pilot	Sergeant	P.709502	Born 3 May 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.2 Air Gunners School	1943-05-05	Miles Martinet	T.T.l	HP419		RAF Dalcross			Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery - Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Plot Sec Z 6 Cath Row Class 7 W G Group Grave 7		Archiwum Polish Database
103	Bartosiak	Eugeniusz	Kapral Bombardier	Sergeant	P.781725	Born 3 January 1920 Krasnystaw (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-06-24	Vickers Wellington	X	HF606	BH-C	RAF Ingham	23:09	Wuppertal	Took off from Ingham 23.09 24 June 1943 on an Operation to bomb Wuppertal. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire and aircraft crashed at Kevelaer. All crew were originally buried in the Nordfriedhof, D. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row E Grave 9-12		Archiwum Polish Database
104	Bartys	Piotr	Flight Sergeant		793779	02.08.1916 Zakrzówek Kraśnik	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter	317Sqn Polish	1943-07-26	Spitfire	Vc	EP328				Ramrod		PoW. Died 30.05.1975 Newark-on-Trent, Notts., U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
105	Baryga	Jan	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.794889	Born 27 December 1911 Warszawa (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1945-10-15	De Havilland Mosquito	Vl	NS999		RAF Epinoy / B 77 Advanced Landing Ground (Gilze Rijen), RAF		off Schouwen, Netherlands	Aircraft crashed into North Sea, off Schouwen, Netherlands, whilst on a training flight, both airmen drowned. Location : North Sea / Netherlands.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Crashed in North Sea off Dutch Coast		Archiwum Polish Database
106	Barzdo	Piotr	Warrant Officer		705689	20.09.1911 Podbrodzie	Poland	W/Op/Air/Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1945-01-28	Lancaster	I	PB846	BH-K	RAF Faldingworth, Lincolnshire	1958	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	PoW.	None - survived the war. Passed away in UK in February 1996, age 85.		Archiwum Polish Database
107	Barzdo	Stanisław	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-0079	06.01.1916 Podbrodzie (Age 26 when killed in 1942)	Poland	Air Observer	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1941-09-26	Wellington	II	W5557	SM-G	Lindholme	1943	Koln	Crashed on Hatfield Moor, Doncaster, Yorkshire at 01:35 hours. Location : United Kingdom.	Injured. 27.09.1941 Wellington - raid on Cologne - returning from the expedition, the plane crashed near Lindholme - survived wounded and returned to the squadron - 7 months later he died. RAF Lindholme - Wellington - died in the sea			Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database W5557
108	Barzdo	Rajmund	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.704838	14 May 1914 Tomsk – Russia (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 203		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
109	Barzdo	Stanisław	Porucznik Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0079	Born 6 January 1916 Podbrodzie (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Air Observer	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1942-05-03	Vickers Wellington	ll	Z8406	SM-G	RAF Lindholme	22:56	Hamburg	The aircraft was intercepted by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Völlkopf of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110. Lost without trace. Probably aircraft lost at sea. Location : North Sea W of Vlieland, Friesland	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably lost over North Sea		Archiwum Polish Database
110	Barzdo	Władysław	Starszy Sierzant	Sergeant	P.782464	Born 24 Jan 1916 Podbrodzie	Poland	Flight Engineer	Krzyż Walecznych (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1943-09-16	Halifax	ll	BB309	NF:T	RAF Tempsford	18:29	SOE- Operation Neon 3	See archive report for details	KiA	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Slaglille Cemetery, 2 miles from Soro, Sjealland, Denmark		Archiwum Polish Database		Fuller account Archiwum Polish Database BB309 Read Archive Report
111	Bassett	Milton Maurice	Sergeant		31337803		American	Ball Turret Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	369th Bomber Squadron (306th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-02-08	B-17 Zamro	G	42-97365	WW-Z	Thurleigh (Station #111), Bedfordshire, England		Bohlen, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
112	Baster	Bronisław	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0538	Born 22 June 1912 Kraków (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1943-05-25	Vickers Wellington	X	HF492	SM-M	RAF Hemswell		Appleby, North East of Scunthorpe	On Training Flight. Aircraft dived in, on fire, from 1,000 feet and crashed near Ironworks at Appleby, 5 miles North-East of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire at 11.30am. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Sec I War Graves Plot Grave 317	Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HF492
113	Bator	Ignacy Adam	Porucznik R/Op. Strzelec	Pilot Officer	P.1525	Born on 13 February 1916 in Drobnice (Wielun). Age 28 when killed.	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) DFC (420805 - 138Sqn)	PAF	SOE	138Sqn (Special) Air Force Support Unit, Headquarters of Polish Home Army in Poland (Armia Krajowa).	1944-08-03							Warsaw Uprising	On night 25/26.01.1943 he jumped into Poland where he was an Air Force Support Unit in the Headquarters of Polish Home Army in Poland (Armia Krajowa). During Warsaw Uprising he fought in central part of Warsaw. He was killed in action on 3 August 1944. Location : Poland.	Killed in Action, during Warsaw Uprising. Age 28	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Military Cemetery in Powązki		Archiwum Polish Database
114	Bauerek	Zygmunt	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.705587	Born 5 February 1925 Nakło Śląskie Tarnowskie Góry (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Training Command	No.58 OTU	1945-05-29	Supermarine Spitfire	Vb	BL688		RAF Hawarden		Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire	Crashed into a hill near Cob House, Walmersley, Bury, Lancashire, whilst circling in cloud, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section N War Graves Plot Grave 329		Archiwum Polish Database
115	Baworowski	Michał Rudolf	Podporucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P-2254 / 794602	Born 1 October 1916 Vienna Austria (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP180	GR-A	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down in flames over Hungary making supply drops near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Budapest Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database	Sierzant Tadeusz Kazimierz BANASIK (P/784923) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Podporucznik Michal Rudolf BAWOROWSKI (P/2254) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Wawrzyniek BLAZEJEWSKI (P/794417) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Mieczyslaw LOJAS (P/704129) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Kapral Stanislaw PAETZ (P/784696) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Plutonowy Ernest POLACZEK (P/780504) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.) Plutonowy Mieczyslaw WALCZYK (P/792242) Halifax II JP180 Ext Link Polish 1944-09-02 1586 Flt Hungary Budapest War Cemetery Ref : Plot I Row B Grave 10 (Coll.)
116	Baxter	Llewellyn Hunter	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-818812	1924	American	Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	861st Bomber Squadron (493rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-11-21	B-17	G	43-38107	B	Debach (Station #152), Suffolk, England		Lützkendorf, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
117	Bay	Franciszek	Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	P.792075	Born 22 November 1898 Stare Sioło (Age 43 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-04-17	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1267	BH-P	RAF Hemswell	2353	Hamburg	Shot down. Claimed by Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - Sea 25km North of Terschelling (Tiger) at 0155	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt., No known grave	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database	bayx
118	Bazak	Bronisław	Kapral	Leading Aircraftman	P.780444	Born 13 May 1916 Leszno (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1944-01-10					RAF Lasham			Died in a Military Hospital. Location : United Kingdom.	Died on Active Service	Brookwood Military Cemetery - Surrey, United Kingdom. Plot 27 Row B Grave 5		Archiwum Polish Database
119	Beasley	William Carl	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-717371	1923	American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	566th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-09-05	B-24	J	42-50511	RR:F	Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Karlsruhe (Mission #605), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
120	Bećko	Stanisław	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0239	Born 4 November 1915 at Lachowicz, Baranowicze District (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot under training	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.8 Service Flying Training School	1941-09-06	Miles Master	ll	AZ377		RAF Montrose		Lauriston Mains, Kincardine	Aircraft in Collison with Miles Master ll AZ264 at Lauriston Mains, Kincardine, Scotland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery - Angus, United Kingdom. Plot Raf No 1 Sec Vii Row Cl C Grave 78		Archiwum Polish Database
121	Będkowski	Ryszard	Szeregowiec Pilot	Sergeant	793863	Born 10 December 1918 Lublin (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	No.8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	1941-10-25	Miles Magister	l	T9831	-	RAF Pengam Moors, Cardiff		Impens Farm, near North Peterton, Somerset	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bridgwater (Quantock Road) Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Plot Service E Row Section C Grave 177		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
122	Bednarski	Piotr	Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	P.792895	Born 13 September 1915 Stanisławów (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P	RAF Tempsford		SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Het Bildt (St Jacobiparochie) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Plot B Row 44 Grave 35	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Het Bildt, St Jacobiparochie Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
123	Bednarski	Zdzisław	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-0505	Born 28 October 1915 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	302Sqn (Polish)	1942-01-26	Supermarine Spitfire	Vb	W3844	WX-D	RAF Northolt	12:00	Shipping Recconnaissance off Rame Head	Shipping Recconnaissance off Rame Head, took off at Noon. Shot down by Oblt Erich Leie of JG2. Lost at sea off Brest, France. Location : At Sea off French Coast.	Missing - believed killed.	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost at sea off Brest, France		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
124	Bednarski	Józef	kpt. / F / Lt		P-0399	1909-07-15 Krzysztoforzyce	Poland	Bombardier	Virtuti Militari 10312 DFC Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 ESP (301DB)	1944-08-27	Liberator		JR927				Dropping supplies Warszawa Uprising	Badly shot up	Survived				August 27, 1944 RAF - Brindisi - "Liberator" -JR927- The plane led by the pilot Henryk Jastrzębski flying low over the roofs of the buildings dropped a load for the Warsaw Uprising, after which it was shelled by the German cannon artillery. and machine guns set on the roofs of buildings. Having two burning engines, which were extinguished after some time, - on the other two engines, completely shot like a sieve, in the darkness returned to the base. Slowly gaining altitude, he made his way through the Carpathians to return to the Brindisi airport. Landing on the runway, the brakes were found to be inoperative. Reaching the end of the runway, at the last moment the pilot steered the machine sideways towards the bushy rocky ground where, losing the landing gear, he settled down. The entire crew: Cpt. Józef Bednarski, senior sergeant pilot Henryk Jastrzębski, Lt. Stanisław Kleybor, major pil. Jan Mioduchowski, Lieutenant Zygmunt Nowicki, Sgt. Tadeusz Ruman and Sgt. Emil Szczerba - with the exception of Capt. Józef Bednarski, who was wounded, - she left safe. On that day, 4 planes with drops to Warsaw departed, 3 Halifax (JD171, JD362 and JN895) and 1 Liberator (JR927), which only managed to return to Brindisi. The rest of the Halifax crews were shot down on the way back. - about Captain Józef Bednarski - no further information (? Krakow	Archiwum Polish Database 1586
125	Bednarz	Józef	Kapral Pilot	Sergeant	782356	Born 13 June 1920 Rymasze (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	41Sqn	1943-02-01	Supermarine Spitfire	Vb	X4279	EB-C	RAF Llandedr		Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire	Crashed on a Photo Reconnaissance Training Flight near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Portmadoc Public Cemetery - Carnarvonshire, United Kingdom. Plot Service Grave 620		Archiwum Polish Database	Born 13th June 1920 in Rymasze, Poland. (Now Belarus)	Read Archive Report
126	Beeger	Paweł	Plutonowy	Sergeant	793097	17.11.1911 Toruń	Poland	Wireless Operator	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1942-05-02	Wellington	II	Z8645	SM-Q			Airtest	The pilot elected to force land close to the A1 road at Forest Farm near to the village of Walshford at 1430 after the port engine developed a severe vibration and the starboard engine caught fire while those on board were giving it an air test.	Injured. Admitted to York Military Hospital for treatment. Killed in Action 3 August 1943.			Archiwum Polish Database
127	Beeger	Paweł	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.793097	Born 17 November 1911Toruń (Age 31)	Poland	Radio Operator	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1943-08-02	Vickers Wellington	X	HZ467	SM-C	RAF Ingham	23:59	Hamburg	Shot down by a German Night-Fighter, and crashed at Elskop, Holstein on Kemper Marsch, 3 miles South of Krempe, where they were all buried on 6 August. Bodies were later exhumed and re-buried in Kiel War Cemetery. Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Kiel War Cemetery - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Plot V Row A Grave 15-17		Archiwum Polish Database
128	Beer	Ryszard Aleksander	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.794890	Born 19 October 1919 Suchodół Krosno (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-23	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP222	GR-E	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Northern Italy	Returning from an operation to Northern Italy, the aircraft crashed into the sea at the end of its landing run. All the crew drowned. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Plot XI Row E Grave 35	Polish Memorial Northolt Bari, Italy	Archiwum Polish Database
129	Befinger	Mieczysław Franciszek	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-1896 / 783400	28.08.1915 Nowy Jiczyn Czechoslovakia Republic (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Fighter	308Sqn Polish	1945-05-16	Mustang	III	KH540	WC-D	RAF Andrews Field		Training over Bradwell Bay	See archive report for further details. Mustangs FB383 and KH540 were on a training flight, flying in formation at 18,000 feet, when they collided, 45 miles East of Bradwell Bay. Both Pilot's baled out but neither survived in the water, they both drowned. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed	Polish War Memorial, Epping Cemetery, Essex. Row Z. Grave 9		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report on this incident
130	Belina-Prażmowski	Janusz Józef	Kapitan Nawig	Sergeant	P.784001	Born 10 September 1917 Rożki Sandomierz (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Air Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-04-22	Vickers Wellington	X	HE291	BH-V	RAF Hemswell	20:49	Gardening - Off St Nazaire	Took off from Hemswell 20.49 22 April 1943 on a Gardening mine-laying operation in the Beeches area off St. Nazaire. Shot down in the target area by flak .. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery - Loire-Atlantique, France. Plot 2 Row G Grave 15		Archiwum Polish Database
131	Bell	T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	ED977	PG-A	Woodhall Spa	.0018.	Stettin	Crashed in target area	Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
132	Beller	Władysław Henryk	Sierzant Podchorazy Pilot	Sergeant	P.705585	Born 1 March 1921 Przemyśl (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Training Command	No.5 Air Navigation School	1946-01-03	Avro Anson	l	MG445		RAFJurby		Isle of Man	The aircraft had been on a Navigational Exercise and had landed at Hooton Park, Cheshire. On the return flight to Jurby, two civilian workers boarded the aircraft, as they were to carry out worh at R.A.F. Jurby. The aircraft took-off late afternoon, with the weather forecast indicating good conditions and patchy cloud. En-route the Pilot descended to 700 feet to avoid hazy conditions and then called for a course to steer to his base at Jurby. Shortly after the aircraft struck high ground, and four of the five occupants were killed or died shortly afterwards. The Survivor, Warrant Officer Raymond Charles Jones, who was severely injured in the leg crawled to get help. He was later awarded the George Medal for this attempt. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	Polish War Memorial, Jurby (St Patrick) Churchyard, Isle Of Man - Isle Of Man, United Kingdom. Grave 365		Archiwum Polish Database
133	Belza	Stanisław (Stefan Stanisław?)	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-2060 / 793840	Born 22 October 1914 Surhów Krasnystaw (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	316Sqn (Polish)	1945-04-11	North American P-51D Mustang	lll	FB164	SZ-G	RAF Andrews Field		U.K.	Mustangs FB164 and HB 878 collided. Both Pilots were killed. Location : United Kingdom. Served with 303 Squadron, subsequently posted as an Instructor with No.61 OTU	Killed on Active Service, on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Epping Cemetery - Essex, United Kingdom. Row Section Z Grave 7		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
134	Bełc	Marian	Podporucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-1901 / 793344	Born 27 January 1914 Paplin Skierniewice (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) DFC DFM Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Training Command	No.58 OTU	1942-08-27	Miles Master	lll	W8664		RAF Grangemouth		Training	United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 267		Archiwum Polish Database
135	Bemben	Edward Feliks (Bronikowski)	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-1975	13.10.1912 Przemyśl	Poland	Air Observer	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1943-07-25	Wellington	X	HZ486	BH-Z	Ingham	2250	Essen	Took off from Ingham 22.50 25 July 1943 on an Operation to bomb Essen. Shot down by flak and aircraft crashed near Asbeck, 10 km West South West of Hagen in the Eastern Ruhr. The Pilot. Sgt E Galiczyn, baled out, but his head was struck by part of the aircraft and he died shortly after reaching the ground.. Location : Germany.	PoW. Died 03.02.1996 Przemyśl, Poland			Archiwum Polish Database
136	Benedyk	Józef	Plutonowy	Sergeant	P.792129	Born 15 January 1915 Strzeliska Stare (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Training Command	No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School	1942-12-11	Miles Master	lll	W8503		RAF Newton		Tollerton, Nottinghamshire	Crashed 3 miles from Tollerton Aerodrome, Nottinghamshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Row Sec M Grave 312		Archiwum Polish Database
137	Benoit	Michał	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-1540 / 783427	26.07.1920 Warszawa	Poland	Wireless Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1942-07-03	Wellington	IV	Z1314	GR-M	Hemswell	2312	Bremen	Aircraft was badly shot about by a night fighter near Groningen, Holland and was badly damaged in the tail, killing the rear gunner. F/O S Atenski received shell splinters in both knees and Sqn Ldr managed to evade capture for four days after the aircraft crashed 17km South East of Assen, Holland. Z1314 was attacked by the Luftwaffe ace Hptm. Helmut Lent (2) of Stab.II./NJG2 at 01.25 hrs over Westdorp/Borger south west of Assen, Holland.. Location : Netherlands.	PoW. Died 1982 Bath, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
138	Benoit	Wiesław	Podporucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-1710	Born 17 May 1919 Warszawa (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (2)	PAF	Fighter Command	306Sqn (Polish)	1942-11-18	Supermarine Spitfire	IX	BS438	UZ-N	RAF Northolt	1500	Armed Reconnaissance	See archive report for further details	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 319		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
139	Bent	Thomas E.	Tech Sergeant	Sergeant	39855307	1923	American	Observer		USAAF	8th Air Force	733rd Bomber Squadron (453rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-19	B-24	H	42-95047	F8: M+	Old Buckenham (Station #144), Norfolk, England		Mainz (Mission #683), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
140	Berdecha	Jan	Plutonowy Mech	Corporal	P.781055	Born 29 May 1909 Syczewka (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1943-05-25	Vickers Wellington	X	HF492	SM-M	RAF Hemswell		Appleby, North East of Scunthorpe	On Training Flight. Aircraft dived in, on fire, from 1,000 feet and crashed near Ironworks at Appleby, 5 miles North-East of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire at 11.30am. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec H Row War Graves Plot Grave 316a	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HF492
141	Berdys	Stefan	Podporucznik Strzelec	Pilot Officer	P-1541 / 783423	Born 7 February 1919 Rzerzęczyce Częstochowa (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-01-15	Vickers Wellington	lc	Z1265	BH-K	RAF Hemswell	17:55	Hamburg	Took off from Hemswell 17.45 15 January 1942 on an operational sortie to Hamburg. On return journey aircraft suffered from severe icing and crashed at Bloms Cross Farm, two miles South of Clipstone Village, near Allerton, Nottinghamshire - due to engine failure. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Active Service, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row Section J Grave 306		Archiwum Polish Database
142	Bereskin	Ben A.	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-712754	1922	American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	789th Bomber Squadron (467th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-14	B-24 Miss Judy	H	42-52507	6A:N	Rackheath (Station #145), Norfolk, England		Cologne (Köln) (Mission #119), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland					Archive Report
143	Berger	Antoni	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	793337	Born 5 May 1915 Poznań (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	W/Op/Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-04-15	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training Flight	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec P Row War Graves Plot Grave 299		Archiwum Polish Database		Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
144	Berger	Jeffrey	Pilot Officer		1393649	Probably born 1922 at Edmonton	British	Navigator		RAVFR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-01-27	Lancaster	III	ND461	CF-W	RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	1708	Berlin	Crashed at Gournay-en-Bray {Seine-Maritime}	PoW No. 971 Camp: Stalag Koperikus at Thorn (now Toruń) in Poland - 357				Read Archive Report
145	Bergner	Mieczysław Józef	Porucznik	Flying Officer	P-2097 / 781257	15.09.1921Lwów	Poland	Air Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) DFM	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1943-08-02	Wellington	X	HE807	BH-O	Ingham	2342	Hamburg	Force landed SE Worksop	Injured			Archiwum Polish Database
146	Bergner	Mieczysław Józef	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P-2097 / 781257	Born 15 September 1921 Lwów (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) DFM	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-05-22	Avro Lancaster	lll	LM487	BH:J	RAF Faldingworth	22:47	Dortmund	See archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot II Row E Grave 6		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
147	Berkeley	N G	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	PB131	KO-W	Witchford	2108	Stettin		Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
148	Bernas	Kazimierz Tyrus	Porucznik Obs	Flying Officer	P.0734	Born 4 January 1914 Warszawa (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Observer	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1941-06-18	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1365	GR-	RAF Swinderby	22:24	Bremen	Took off from Swinderby at 22:20 hrs. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Ofw Paul Gildner 4/NJG1, and crashed into the sea off Terschelling at 02:34 hrs. Location : North Sea / Netherlands.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft crashed in North Sea		Archiwum Polish Database
149	Bernasiński	Karol	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1146	05.02.1909 Staroniwa Rzeszów	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1941-07-25	Wellington	Ic	T2576	GR-D	Hemswell		Training	Crashed on take off	Inj. Died 25.02.2004 London, U.K.	Newark		Archiwum Polish Database
150	Bernatowicz	Franciszek	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.0102	Born 13 March 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A (Age 23 when killed)	USA Poland	Pilot Instructor	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.8 Flying Training School	1941-03-02	Miles Master	l	N8002		RAF Montrose		U.K.	Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. No.2 Cadet Corps, Deblin Qualified as a Pilot 1 October 1939. 'Karasi', Served Roumania and France before coming to England	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery - Angus, United Kingdom. Plot Sec Y Raf No I Row Class C Grave 88		Archiwum Polish Database