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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
151	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
152	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
153	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
154	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
155	Bennett	Alexander	Flight Sergeant		418698	Age 29				RAAF			1944-08-05									Killed	Poland, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. D. 6-7.			Son Of Maxwell And Sadie Bennett; Husband Of Lydia Adelaide Bennett, Of East St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
156	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
157	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
158	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
159	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
160	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
161	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
162	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
163	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
164	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
165	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
166	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
167	Berkeley	Nicholas George	Flying Officer		182161	Age 21				RAFVR		115Sqn	1944-08-30									Killed	Poland, Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Coll. Grave 5. D. 7.			Son Of Richard N. Berkeley And Vera A. Berkeley, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
168	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
169	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
170	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
171	Besko	Stanislaw	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Sergeant		Born 3 April 1905 (Age 34)	Poland	Pilot		PAF			1940-03-29					Algiers		French Campaign 1940	Crashed at Marrakesh, Algiers, whilst on a training flight. Location : France.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Marrakesh Cemetery, Algiers		Archiwum Polish Database
172	Best	Frederick Gordon Stuart	Pilot Officer		185713	Age				RAFVR		227Sqn	1944-12-18									Killed	Poland, Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery, Joint Grave 3. B. 4.
173	Betleja	Władysław	Plutonowy	LAC	P.784271	11.05.1903 Łętownia Leżajsk (Age 44 when killed)	Poland	ACH General Duties (tinsmith)	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Fighter Command	318Sqn	1947-05-18					?		Post War Death	. Location : United Kingdom.	Died 18.05.1947 Chester, Cheshire, U.K.	Chester (Blacon) Cemetery - Cheshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Row Section H Grave 124		Archiwum Polish Database
174	Bettcher	Jerzy Rysard	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.0972	Born 8 March 1915 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	308Sqn (Polish) (Polish)	1941-08-29	Supermarine Spitfire	ll	P8311		RAF Northolt		Circus 88	Failed to return. Shot down over the English Channel. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave		Archiwum Polish Database
175	Białecki	Roman Adam	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.782690	Born 4 January 1918 BrochocinPłock (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Anti-Aircraft Defence	577Sqn	1944-03-21	Hawker Hurricane	lV	LE655		RAF Castle Bromwich		Bedworth, Warwickshire	See Archive Report. Flying Accident, Taffs Farm, Bedworth, Warwickshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Sec K War Graves Plot Grave 320a		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
176	Białek	Stanisław	Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.780723	Born 25 March 1920 Brody Nowy Tomyśl (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-05-06	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1443	NZ-	RAF Syerston	22:01	Le Havre	See archive report for further details. Took off at 22:01 hrs from Syerston. Crashed in sea. Location : North Sea / Netherlands.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in North Sea		Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1443
177	Białobrówka	Mikołaj	Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.782554	Born 15 December 1913 Warszawa (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-06-22	Vickers Wellington	X	HE985	BH-W	RAF Hemswell	23:49	Krefeld	Took off from Hemswell 23.49 22 June 1943 on an Operation to bomb Krefeld. This aircraft was claimed by Hptm Rudolf Sigmund (10./NJG1) Over the sea 65 km W of Castricum (Salzhering) at 4,000 meters. Time 02:49. The Bomber crashed in sea off Dutch coast. Location : North Sea / Netherlands This was the second of his three kills this night.(Nachtjagd War Dairies Volume One). See Kracker Archive on this site. (Additional information from John Jones)	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No known Grave - Lost in North Sea, off Dutch Coast		Archiwum Polish Database
178	Białobrzeski	Kazimierz	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.703895	Born 31 January 1921 Łomża (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	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 Row War Graves Plot Grave 316a	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HF492
179	Białoszewski	Adam Szczepan	Sierzant Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705691	Born 24 December 1910 Stryj (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	BB389	GR-M	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Aircraft destroyed by Anti-aircraft fire near Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia. Plot VI, Row A, Grave 3-8 Collective Grave	Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia	Archiwum Polish Database
180	Biały	Czesław	Starszy Sierzant Radio Operator	Flight Sergeant	P.792267	Born 19 June 1900 Warszawa (Age 41 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-02-06	Vickers Wellington	lc	Z1282	BH-F	RAF Hemswell	17:19	Brest	Took off from Hemswell 17.19 on mission to bomb Brest. Attacked by a night fighter on return and caught fire, tried to make an emergency landing but crashed off Blackhorse, between Pinhoe and Clyst Honiton, on West side of aerodrome at Exeter, Devon. Location : United Kingdom. See Archive report for further details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Row Section N Grave 308		Archiwum Polish Database
181	Biały	Lech Józef	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794993	Born 7 March 1922 Poznań (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-15	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1475	BH-X	RAF Ingham	18:04	Cologne	Claim by Oblt Stefan Machat E/NJG2 - Hazeldonk 10km West of Breda: 3,700m at 2303 hrs. Crashed south of the small city of Zevenbergen in the quarter called Hazeldonk	Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt., No Known Grave - Aircraft lost without trace		Archiwum Polish Database
182	Biedrzycki	Stanisław	Starszy Sierzant Radio / Telegraphist	Corporal	P.792600	Born 18 September 1915 Gzdów Skierniewice (Age Aged 28 when killed)	Poland	Radio Telegraphist	Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF		309Sqn (Polish)	1944-09-17								Volunteered to return to Poland 3 May 1944 to do reconnaissance of country for Allied Military Authorities. Participated in Warsaw Uprising night of 3/4 May 1944. Wounded. Died of Wounds in Hospital. Location : Poland. Instructor, 309 Squadron	Died of Wounds received in Ground Action	Brodnowskim Cemetery, near Warsaw, Poland		Archiwum Polish Database
183	Biegański	Tadeusz Jan	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.1368	Born 28 December 1913 Ostrów (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	18 OTU	1942-01-30	Vickers Wellington	lc	N2848	-G	RAF Bramcote, Warwickshire		Buckden Pike, Yorkshire	On 30 January 1942, a crew of six Polish airmen took off from RAF Bramcote, Warwickshire on a night cross-country training mission. Without warning, they hit a bad snowstorm. Frantically searching for landmarks they caught a faint glimpse of a town below and looped once round it. Unknowingly travelling over Skipton, Yorkshire they continued, blindly heading towards the Yorkshire Dales. The pilot was tense - he could see nothing but a screen of white light in front of him. As the snowstorm got worse the aircraft clipped a 6 foot high stone wall on the 2,302 feet high Buckden Pike and had careered several hundred feet along the ridge before stopping, the rear gunner's turret snapped clean away from the fuselage. Had the aircraft been just a few feet higher it would have cleared the peak. The rear gunner had a badly broken left ankle, the wireless operator was still alive but seriously injured but the rest of the crew had been killed in the crash. Location : United Kingdom.	Accidentally Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Section N Row War Grave Plot Grave 306a	Newark UK	Further details Archiwum Polish Database N2848
184	Biel	Józef	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	780378	30.01.1917 Łęki Myślenice	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Fighter Command	308Sqn Polish	1941-07-08	Spitfire	IIa	P7845	ZF-C	RAF Northolt	1430	Circus 40	See archive report for further details	PoW Stalag Luft Barth Vogelsang			Archiwum Polish Database	Survived the war. Born on the 30th January 1917 in Łęki Myślenice Poland. Served with 3 squadron after training with 55 Operational Training Unit. Received extensive treatment from Archibald McIndoe after his release. Died on the 08th January 1985 and buried in Handsworth Cemetery.	Read Archive Report
185	Bielawski	Józef	Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.784148	Born 20 March 1916 Bryńce Zagórne (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	18 OTU	1943-05-22	Vickers Wellington	lll	BJ656		RAF Finningley	12:01	Swanbourne, near Winslow, Buckinghamshire	Took off from Finningley at 12.01hrs for a Cross-Country Flight. Aircraft broke-up in Flight and crashed at Swanbourne, two miles East-South-East of Winslow, Buckinghamshire at 14;16 hours. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Halton (St Michael) Churchyard - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves 5 Row A Grave 137		Archiwum Polish Database
186	Bielec	Stanisław	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.782806	Born 30 August 1916 Grabówka Brzozów (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-08	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1255	GR-Z	RAF Hemswell	20:29	Gardening	Gardening off Holland Aircraft hit by Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed at 22.47, south of De Kooy airfield, Holland. Location : Netherlands.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot Xxxii Row C Grave 10		Archiwum Polish Database		Archive report
187	Bielicki	Jozef	Plutonowy			Age				Polish Air Force			1944-08-15									Killed	Poland, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Plot Iii Row A Grave 3.
188	Bielicki	Józef	Plutonowy Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.793845	Born 12 February 1922 Warszawa (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari (Posthumous- By order of Polish PSZ command Number 4/44) Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-15	Consolidated Liberator	Vl	KG890	GR-S	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Warsaw supply drop	Engaged on Warsaw Supply Drops. Aircraft was shot down by a German Night Fighter and crashed at Nieszkowicach Wielkich, Bosnia . Location : Poland.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried at Pogwizdów, but later exhumed and was re-buried in Kraków Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot III Row A Grave 3	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Kraków British Cemetery Poland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database KG890		Read Archive Report
189	Bielkiewicz	Bogdan	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0687	Born 31 August 1913 Godlewo Lithuania (Age 27)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	306Sqn (Polish)	1941-02-13	Hawker Hurricane	l	P3069	UZ-Y	RAF Ternhill		Night Patrol over Birmingham	Aircraft hit trees whilst landng in fog and was killed instantly. Location : United Kingdom. 306 Squadron 26 August (or 4 September) 1940	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Market Drayton Cemetery - Shropshire, United Kingdom. Section A F Grave 106 Dr		Archiwum Polish Database
190	Bielski	Antoni Adam	Kapral Nawig	Sergeant	P.794235	Born 19 August 1916 Mendoza – Argentina (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-06-24	Vickers Wellington	X	HZ376	BH-G	RAF Ingham	23:07	Wuppertal	Took off from Ingham 23.07 24 June 1943 on an Operation to bomb Wuppertal. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire right after unloading their bombs. Crashed near Krefeld. The fatalities were originally buried in the St. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rheinberg War Cemetery - Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot III Row D Grave 3-4		Archiwum Polish Database
191	Bienkowski	Jan Zenon	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0511	Born 26 March 1914 (Age 29)	Poland	Pilot	DFC	PAF	Fighter Command	307Sqn (Polish)	1943-08-02	De Havilland Mosquito	N.F.ll	HJ700	EW-	RAF Fairwood Common / Rudlow Manor		Ranger	Flying over France, returning fron a Ranger - harrassment raid on ground targets - when they discovered damage to a fuel tank. A force landing was made on what was thought to be a sandy beach, but this proved to be shallow water and the Mosquito turned over onto her back, killing the Pilot. The Navigator was injured and was taken Prisoner of War. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery - Manche, France. Plot 6 Row E Grave 8		Archiwum Polish Database
192	Bieńkowski	Zygmunt Witymir	Major	S/Ldr	P-0712	02.05.1913 Warszawa	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Fighter	302Sqn Polish	1945-02-24	Spitfire	XIV	SM667	E			Recce	Damaged	Survived. Died 15.08.1979 London, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
193	Bieńkowski	Zygmunt Witymir		Flight Lieutenant	P-0712	02.05.1913 Warszawa	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Fighter	303Sqn Polish	1942-04-12	Spitfire	Vb	BL926				Circus 122	Crash landed Manston	Survived. Died 15.08.1979 London, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
194	Bieżuński	Jan Adam	Starszy Sierzant Radio Operator	Sergeant	P. 780314 (783314?)	17.06.1905 Ulatowo Przasnysz	Poland	Radio Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-04-03					Brindisi		Weller 5. SOE support for Polish Home Army	Known as 'Orzyc' and 'Minus'. Parachutist. During the September 1939 campaign he served in the 1st Air Regiment. On September 17 he crossed the Polish-Romanian border, he was interned, from where he escaped to France, where from November 1939 to January 1940 he served in the Polish Air Force. From January 1940 he was in Great Britain, where he served as a radio operator in 300 Squadron, with whom he participated in the first, historical expedition of Polish bomber aviation from Great Britain to Germany on the night of 14 to 15 September 1940 (3 bombers from 300 and 301 Squadrons) ). In total, he made 45 operational flights. After training for the aviation tasks in the underground, as well as in radiotelegraphy and sabotage, he was sworn in on March 4, 1943, and adopted the pseudonym 'Orzyc' and then transferred to the Main Transit Base in Brindisi, Italy. He was dropped in Poland on the night of 3 to 4 April 1944 as part of the 'Weller 5' air operation. He was assigned to the Aviation Department of Division III of the Home Army Headquarters. A few days after the jump, on April 7, 1944, he was accidentally arrested in Warsaw. After getting out of Pawiak, he was transferred from Warsaw and assigned to the Lublin AK District. On July 18, 1944, he took a radio station from the 'Pajak' partisan detachment and, together with a five-man security service, went to the east, probably to the Lwów AK area. The details of the task are unknown. After the Second World War, he was persecuted by the UB and harassed by frequent interrogations. He settled in the Bartoszyce commune and became the head of the elementary school in Kiertny Wielkie. After a sudden death in 1968, he was buried in the municipal cemetery in Bartoszyce at ul. Kętrzyn	Died March 18 1968	Bartoszyce Cemetery		Archiwum Polish Database
195	Bijowski	Jan	Kapral Bombardier	Sergeant	P.781203	Born 26 June 1921 Łanczyn Ukraine (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-06-24	Vickers Wellington	X	HZ376	BH-G	RAF Ingham	23:07	Wuppertal	Took off from Ingham 23.07 24 June 1943 on an Operation to bomb Wuppertal. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire right after unloading their bombs. Crashed near Krefeld. The fatalities were originally buried in the St. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rheinberg War Cemetery - Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany. Plot III Row D Grave 3-4		Archiwum Polish Database
196	Bilau	Juliusz	Podporucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-2195 / 782766	Born 9 October 1907 (Age 26)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-13	De Havilland Mosquito	F.B.Vl	HR143	SM-Z	RAF Lasham		Normandy	Lost in early hourss of 13 June 1944 following strikes on German road and rail transport in Normandy. Location : France.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on Operations over Normandy		Archiwum Polish Database
197	Biliński	Bolesław Kazimierz (Townsend)	St. Sierżant (Major)	Sergeant (Squadron Leader)	783406 (76653)	28.09.1915 Lwów Ukraine	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x4) Srebrny Krzyż Zasługi	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1941-11-07	Wellington	IV	R1705	BH-U	Hemswell	1839	Mannheim	Hit by flak. This caused the the starboard wing tank to leak on the way back. The aircraft was abandoned North of Lille about 0300 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1941 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria/PoW Number 24513.			Archiwum Polish Database
198	Binek	Leon	sierż./F/Sgt		794309	1916-02-20 Poraj, Myszków	Poland	A/G	Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1946-01-08	Avro Lancaster	III	NG269	BH-	RAF Faldingworth		Night Training Flight	Aircraft crashed during night, whilst on training flight, at Normanby-le-Wold near Faldingworth. Location : United Kingdom.	Injured on Training Flight			Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database NG269
199	Birkland	Henry	Pilot Officer		J5233		Canadian	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	Fighter Command	72 Sqn	1941-11-07	Spitfire	Vb	W3367	RN:?	RAF Acklington, Northumberland	13:30	Rodeo	Shot down over the French coast in a dogfight with Fw190s.	PoW No. 689, Stalag Luft 3 / Murdered	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, 7.C.3., Poland.		Paradie RCAF database		Archive report
200	Blach	Tadeusz	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.76689	Born 20 November 1915 Warszawa (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	308Sqn (Polish) (Polish)	1941-08-09	Supermarine Spitfire	ll	P8676	ZF-H	RAF Northolt		Training Flight	Killed during a training flight at Ruislip. Engine stalled. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Active Service - Flying Accident during Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, St Clears (St Mary) Churchyard - Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report