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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	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
152	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
153	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
154	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
155	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
156	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
157	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
158	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
159	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
160	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
161	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
162	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
163	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
164	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
165	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
166	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
167	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
168	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
169	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
170	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
171	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
172	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
173	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
174	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
175	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
176	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
177	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
178	Blachowski	Zygfryd	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.781526	Born 9 April 1915 Wiłkowo (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-04	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1320	BH-K	RAF Ingham	23:04	Bremen	Obst. Ludwig Becker 6.NJG2, claimed three Wellingtons on this date, one each from 101, 300 and 419 Sqns. (North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 4200 m, 0415; North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 3200 m, 0455; Sea 35 km Schiermonnikoog: 1000 m, 0509)	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt., No Known Grave - Aircraft believe lost at sea	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
179	Black	William E.	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	37062315	1922	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	524th Bomber Squadron (379th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-09	B-17 Big Barn Smell	G	42-32093	WA-K	Kimbolton (Station #117), Huntingdonshire, England		Pirmasens (Mission #533), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland (Moved from Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. Moved to Wöbbelin near Ludwigslust and then to Usedom near Swinemünde)					Archive Report
180	Bladowski	Feliks Stanisław	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.780153	30 November 1910 Burzenin Sieradz (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	III	DV286	BH:C	RAF Faldingworth	23:02	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Lt Gottfried Hanneck 6/NJG1 - IJsselmeer 3km South of Wijdenes: 2,500m at 01:43. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Aircraft caught fire and crashed into the sea. Plt Off B F Morski was rescued by two Dutch fishermen then later transferred to a German Naval vessel coming back from bombing raid.. Location : Netherlands.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, His body was washed ashore and was buried in Wijdenes Cemetery. His grave in now in the Polish Field of Honour, Breda, Poland		Archiwum Polish Database
181	Blaszczak	Kazimierz	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.783942	Born 13 January 1917 SkarydzewOstrzeszów (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-19	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1256	BH-A	RAF Ingham	23:47	Emden	Took off from Ingham 23.47 19 June 1942 on an Operation to Emden. Shot down by a night fighter near Riepe and crashed in the Elbe Estuary. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Sage War Cemetery - Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot I Row F Grave 1/2 Joint (Originally buried at Brackeswalde)	Sage, Germany	Archiwum Polish Database		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1256
182	Blattman	Leonard John	Sergeant		Aus/412369	7 June 1921 at George's Creek near Armidale New South Wales Australia	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Middle East Command	148Sqn RAF	1944-07-03	Halifax	II	JP179	FS-P	RAF Brindisi, Italy	20:28	Secret mission, South Poland	Shot down by enemy fighter. Crashed near Zombor (Sombor) Hungary	PoW No. 552 Camp Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg - L7				Read Archive Report
183	Blazejewski	Henryk Lech	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.704195	Born 19 January 1923 (Age 18 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-08-15	Vickers Wellington	X	HE768	BH-N	RAF Ingham	20:57	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 20.57 15 August 1943 on a Gardening, mine-laying operation, off the Fresian Islands.Four minutes before they reached the target area, the starboard engine caught fire. The operation was continues but twenty minutes later the bomber was shot down by a German night-fighter and it crashed into the sea, near the Island of Borkum at 23.50 hours. The two survivors were adrift for eight days in dinghy before being rescued by the German Kreigsmarine.. Location : North Sea / Germany / Denmark.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft crashed in Sea off Borkum, Germany		Archiwum Polish Database
184	Blazejewski	Jan	Kapitan Pilot	Squadron Leader	P.0004	Born 4 February 1904 (Age 37)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-12-16	Vickers Wellington	lc	R1064	NZ-	RAF Lindholme	16:57	Oostende	Took off from Lindholme 16.56 hours, last heard on w/t at 19.05 hours by RAF Manston, calling for assistance. Some bodies were recovered from the sea and were buried in various cemeteries in Belgium and France. Presumed lost over the sea.. Location : France.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Dunkirk Town Cemetery - Nord, France. Plot II Row 3 Grave 2		Archiwum Polish Database
185	Blicharz	Tadeusz	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1361	01.02.1915 Kraków	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	304 Sqn Polish	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	R1215	NZ:M	Lindholme	18:03	Mannheim	See archive report for details	PoW No. 666, Stalag Luft 3			Archiwum Polish Database
186	Blok	Stanisław Józef	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1681 / 783387	15.04.1916 Wejherowo	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) DFC Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Fighter	315Sqn Polish	1943-02-03	Spitfire	IX	BS409	B			Circus 258	Crashed Northolt	Died 17.09.1994 Easthampstead, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
187	Bloxom	James M.	Staff Sergeant		18117276	1924	American	Ball Turret Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	336th Bomber Squadron (95th Bombardment Group (H))	1943-07-26	B-17	F	42-5893 Sad Sax	ET:F	Horham (Station #119), Suffolk, England		Hanover (Mission #77), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland					Archive Report
188	Bluczyński	Witold	Starszy Szeregowiec Pilot	Sergeant	P.782721	Born 20 August 1920 Brześć Belarus (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	7 Air Gunnery School	1942-04-15	Westland Lysander	llla	V9793		RAF Stormy Down		Cym Dyffryn	Aircraft crashed at Cym Dyffryn, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Porthcawl Cemetery - Glamorganshire, United Kingdom. Block Service War Graves Group Row H Grave 1		Archiwum Polish Database
189	Bluj	Feliks Antoni	Starszy Szeregowiec Pilot	Sergeant	P.794721	Born 25 May 1922 Szemborowo Słupca (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Air Bomber	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-12-19	Vickers Wellington	X	HF598	BH-M	RAF Ingham	11:00	Hackthorn, Lincolnshire	Took off from Ingham 11.00 19 December 1943 on an Air Test. Crashed eleven minutes later one mile South West of Hackthorn, 7 miles North North East of Lincoln. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Sec M Grave 319a		Archiwum Polish Database
190	Bluszcz	Jerzy	Plutonowy fotograf	Corporal	P.792786	Born 24 December 1912 Będzin (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Photographer	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1941-07-29					RAF Bramcote			Struck by aircraft propeller at Aerodrome. Died on way to Hospital. Location : United Kingdom.	Died fron Injuries received in Aircraft Accident	Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery - Warwickshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Row Section H Grave 101		Archiwum Polish Database
191	Błach	Leon	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792864	04.04.1921 Wieluń	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1942-04-10	Wellington	IV	Z1333	GR-L	Hemswell	2207	Essen	Shot down homebound	PoW. Died 06.09.2011 Nottingham, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
192	Błachowski	Zygfryd	Kapral	Sergeant	781526	09.04.1915 Wiłkowo	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1942-02-06	Wellington	IV	Z1282	BH-F	RAF Helmswell, Lincolnshire	1719	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	Survived crash. Died in later incident 05.09.1942			Archiwum Polish Database	300 Sqn, Wellington IV, Z1320, BH-K
193	Błachowski	Jerzy Józef	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.0948	Born 10 March 1905 Krajkowo Poznań (Age 38 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1943-07-03	Vickers Wellington	Xlll	HZ575		RAF Davidstowe Moor		Patrol Duty - Bay of Biscay	Aircraft went missing whilst on patrol in Bay of Biscay area. Presumed Drowned. Location : Bay of Biscay.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Presumed Drowned in Bay of Biscay area	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HZ575	ORB Report
194	Błachowski	Marian	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.783721	24.02.1916 Krajkowo Poznań (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-12	Vickers Wellington	IV	R1585	GR-F	RAF Hemswell	18:37	Gardening	Aircraft was hit by flak from Marine Vessel KW49 and crashed into Hyttekobbel Forest, 11 km North-North East of Rodekro, Denmark 23.15 hours 11 October 1942. All crew baled out but Sgt M Blachowski was critically injured, Died of injuries 12-13 October 1942. Rest of crew were taken PoW.. Location : Denmark.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Aabenraa Cemetery, Denmark. Plot Allied Mil Row 2 Grave 9		Archiwum Polish Database
195	Błajda	Józef	Porucznik Nawig	Pilot Officer	P.2014	Born 19 March 1911 Przemyśl (Age 32 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	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
196	Błasiński	Władysław	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.1040	Born 4 September 1917 OględówStaszów (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	60 OTU	1941-09-05	Boulton Paul Defiant	l	N1679		RAF East Fortune		Edlington Hill, Edlingham, Northumberland	Aircraft crashed at Edlington Hill, Edlingham, Northumberland, whilst on a cross-country training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Chevington Cemetery - Northumberland, United Kingdom. Plot Section H Row War Graves Plot Grave 197		Archiwum Polish Database
197	Błaszczyk	Jan	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0560	Born 28 October 1916 Grzymaczew Sieradz (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Middle East Command	318Sqn (Polish)	1943-12-04	Hawker Hurricane	ll	BP135	-E	RAF Wilhelmina (Palestine) Qassassin, Egypt		Training	Died of injuries received when Hurricane BN270 flown by P/O J Glowacki collided with Hurricane BP135, flown by F/Lt J Błaszcczyk during artillery-ranging practice training flight 3 December 1943. Location : Egypt.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Plot IV Row D Grave 2		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
198	Błażejewski	Wawrzyniek	Kapral Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.704417	Born 4 May 1916 Rosicz – Russia (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	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		Archiwum Polish Database
199	Błażeński	Romuald	Kapral Strzelec Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.793669	Born 28 January 1920 Łódź (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy (some reports No Known Grave - Drowned off Brindisi, Italy)	Casamassima Polish Cemetery Italy			Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
200	Błyskal	Franciszek	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	793314	Born 10 January 1920 Humniska Brzozów (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	12 OTU	1940-11-26	Fairey Battle	I	L5071		RAF Benson	1932	Training Flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Benson (St Helen) Churchyard Extension, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row D Grave 9		Archiwum Polish Database