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1751 | Malinowski | Mieczysław | Kapitan | Flight Lieutenant | P-0708 | Born on the 28th April 1917 | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari![]() Krzyz Walecznych (x3) ![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 138Sqn (Special)![]() | 1943-10-09 | Liberator | III | BZ858 | NF-F | Tempsford | Operation Cottage 7 | See archive report for further details | Interned. Died Australia unknown date | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
1752 | Malinowski | Antoni | Chorazy Pilot | Warrant Officer | P.782781 | Born 1 March 1899 (Age 45) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | No.5 Ferry Unit, 276 Group | 1944-11-22 | Corsair | KD262 | Ferry Flight, Makrafur, Madras, India. Location : India. | Killed on Transport Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India Plot VII Row D Grave 2 (Originally buried Putter Mission Cemetery, Madras, India Plot 1, Row 2, Grave 9) | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||||
1753 | Malinowski | Edmund Jerzy | Kapral Strzelec Bombardier | Staff Sergeant | P.793407 | Born 16 November 1915 Dobrzyń Lipno (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1943-01-29 | Vickers Wellington | IV | Z1415 | SM-N | RAF Hemswell | 16:14 | Gardening | Believed shot down in target area. Location : France. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Lanveoc Communal Cemetery - Finistere, France. Grave 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
1754 | Malinowski | Mieczysław | Kapitan | Flight Lieutenant | P-0708 | 28.04.1917 Bobrujsk – Russia | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari![]() Krzyz Walecznych (x3) ![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish![]() | 1942-03-27 | Wellington | IV | Z1291 | BH-F | RAF Hemswell | Essen | On Operation to Essen. Aircraft returned safely. | Survived war. Last known of in Australia | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
1755 | Malinski | Zygmunt | Podporucznik Bombardier | Pilot Officer | Born 6 December 1919 (Age 24) | Poland | Bomb Aimer | PAF | 1944-09-23 | . Location : . | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||||||||
1756 | Maliszewski | Robert Bronisław | Starszy Szeregowiec Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Sergeant | P.780393 | Born 31 May 1922 (Age 20) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1942-07-21 | Wellington | IV | Z1406 | GR-G | RAF Hemswell | 23:36 | Duisburg | Exploded in mid air when hit by flak near Wanne-Eidkel in Holland. Parts of the a/c fell on to the town of Herne | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row F Grave 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Reichswald, Kleve, Germany | Further details Archiwum Polish Database Z1406 | ||||
1757 | Malkiewicz | Witold Eugeniusz | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P-1645 | Born 8 February 1918 (Age 24) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | No. 58 OTU | 1942-04-17 | Supermarine Spitfire | la | X4905 | RAF Grangemouth | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery - Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Section Row B/ Withanother Grave Joint 24 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
1758 | Małecki | Aleksander | Porucznik | Flight Lieutenant | P-2207 / 793809 | 29.12.1915 Warszawa | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari![]() DFM ![]() MM ![]() Krzyz Walecznych (x3) ![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish![]() | 1942-04-27 | Wellington | IV | Z1276 | BH-Q | Hemswell | 2200 | Koln | Crashed near Givet France | Evader. Died 18.07.1994 Sheffield, ashes interred at Newark-on-Trent UK | ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
1759 | Małecki | Ignacy | Kapral Radio Operator | Sergeant | P.703117 | Born 25 March 1915 Drańcza Ukraine (Age 29 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator | Krzyż Walecznych![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-06-30 | Avro Lancaster | III | ED814 | BH-N | RAF Faldingworth | 22:18 | Vierzon | Took off from Faldingworth 22.16 30 June 1944 on an Operation to bomb railway yards at Vierzon. Shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near Beauvilliers, Loir-et-Cher, 5 km North West from Ouceques at 03.17.. Location : France. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in the Military Plot at Beauvilliers, 30 miles from Orleans, but were later moved to the Polish Field of Honour at Grainville-Langannieres, Calvados, France | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
1760 | Małkowski | Jan Tadeusz | Podporucznik Nawig | Pilot Officer | P.2852 | Born 8 March 1918 Kraków (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 1662 HCU![]() | 1944-11-21 | Handley Page Halifax | V | LL126 | RAF Blyton, Lincolnshire | 1550 | Training - night cross country | Killed at Long Ashton, Bristol, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section M War Graves Plot Grave 326a | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | Read Archive Report | ||||
1761 | Małuszek | Konrad Antoni | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P-1816 / 783671 | Born 18 November 1919 Dusseldorf Germany (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych (x2)![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Coastal Command | 307Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1943-08-22 | De Havilland Mosquito | ll | HJ655 | EW- | RAF Predannack Down | Instep | At 49.94N 06.50W, while flying at 100 feet four Mosquitos spotted four FW190s flying in pairs, heading North North East, flying slightly above them. Our aircraft turned but were attacked by the Enemy aircraft. F/Sgt Eckert's aircraft was hit by two bursts from 300 to 50 yards range, the tail of his aircraft disintegrated, the aircraft caught fire and fell into the sea.. Location : France. | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave. Aircraft lost off French Coast | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
1762 | Małynicz | Lech Kazimierz | Porucznik Pilot | Flight Lieutenant | P.0463 | Born 25 March 1911 Mohylew Belarus (Age 33 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych![]() Medal Lotniczy (x3) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-04-11 | Vickers Wellington | XIV | HF188 (A188?) | RAF Chivenor | This aircraft was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay and in spite of getting off an SOS, the whole crew was lost | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | ![]() ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database A188 | |||||||
1763 | Mamak | Stanisław Józef | Kapral Strzelec | Flight Sergeant | P.703439 | Born 26 December 1918 Łomża (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyz Walecznych (x2)![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-07-18 | Avro Lancaster | III | PB171 | BH-K | RAF Faldingworth | 23:15 | Scholven-Buer | Took off from Faldingworth 23.15 18 July 1944 on an Operation to bomb Scholven-Buer. Lost without trace, probably shot down by a night fighter. Most of crew were on their 28th sortie. Location : . | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft probably shot down over Germany | ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
1764 | Manasiak | Marian | Sierzant Strzelec | Sergeant | P.780085 | Born 13 May 1917 Strzelce Mogilno (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych (x2)![]() | 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. | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft crashed in North Sea | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
1765 | Manek | Stefan | Kapral Mechanic Pokladowy | Sergeant | P.780277 | Born 13 January 1922 (Age 22) | Poland | Flight Engineer | PAF | Bomber Command | No.1662 HCU | 1944-11-11 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JN967 | RAF Blyton | 17:52 | East Ferry, Lincolnshire | Took off from Blyton at 17:52 on a Night Navigational and Practice Bombing Exercise. Eight minutes later, after climbing to 3,000 feet, one of the starboard engines caught fire, and the aircraft crashed in flames at East Ferry, 8 miles South-West of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Buried 18 November 1944. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section O War Graves Plot Grave 326a | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
1766 | Manka | Emil | Starszy Szeregowiec uczen Pilot | Leading Aircraftman | P.782800 | Born 21 April 1921 (Age 20) | Poland | Pilot under training | PAF | No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School | 1941-11-25 | Fairey Battle | l | R7407 | RAF Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | Crashed at R.A.F. Newton 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 Sec J Grave 305 | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
1767 | Mańkowski | Ryszard Kazimierz | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 706090 | 21.05.1921 Zaleszczyki Ukraine | Poland | Air/Gnr | Krzyz Walecznych![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() | 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 on the 02nd April 1994, age 73 Blackpool, Lancs UK | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
1768 | Maras | Jan Kazimierz | Porucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.0657 | Born 11 February 1917 (Age 24) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 306Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1941-07-23 | Supermarine Spitfire | IIb | P8461 | R | RAF Northolt | Circus | Failed to return. Location : France. 306 Squadron 15 January 1941 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Pihen-Les-Guines Communal Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France. Plot British Row B Grave 2 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
1769 | Marchwicki | Józef | Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy | Sergeant | P.782267 | Born 25 October 1912 Róża Nowy Tomyśl (Age 31 when killed) | Poland | Flight Engineer | Medal Lotniczy (x2)![]() | PAF | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-01-06 | Consolidated Liberator | BZ949 | GR-T | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Villa Castelli, Italy | Aircraft was unable to find the receiving post for Supply drop in gale force winds. Severely iced-up, the aircraft hit a mountain near Villa Castelli, whilst attempting to land at Grottaglie airfield, Italy. The entire crew were killed. Location : Italy. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
1770 | Marciniak | Janusz | Kapitan Pilot | Squadron Leader | P-0317 | Born 11 July 1916 (Age 27) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 306Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-06-23 | North Americam P-51d Mustang | III | EX970 | UZ-C | RAF Holmsley South | Combat West of Dreux at Noon with FW-190. Location : France. 306 Squadron 8 June 1944 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Field of Honour at Grainville-Langannieres, Calvados, France (Originally buried in Crulai Civil Cemetery) | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
1771 | Marciniak | Ludwik | Starszy Szeregowiec Rez. Mechanik | Born 1904 (Age 36) | Poland | Mechanic | PAF | Centrum Wyszkolenia Lotnictwa Training Centre | 1940-05-10 | Lyon-Bron | French Campaign 1940 | Killed in Bombing Raid on Lyon-Bron. Location : France. | Killed in Bombing Raid on Lyon-Bron | Guillotiere Cemetery, near Lyon, France | ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||
1772 | Marciniszyn | Paweł Bolesław | Kapral Pilot | Sergeant | P.782886 | Born 3 June 1915 Ropienka Ustrzyki Dolne (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1943-02-03 | Vickers Wellington | lll | BK511 | BH-X | RAF Hemswell | 18:13 | Hamburg | Took off from Hemswell 18.13 3 February 1943 on an Operation to bomb Hamburg. Lost without trace, presumably over the sea. Location : North Sea. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt. , No Known Grave. Aircraft presumed lost in North Sea | ![]() ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database BK511 | ||||
1773 | Marcinkowski | Mieczyslaw | Sierzant Pilot | Sergeant | P.780491 | Born 24 February 1919 (Age 21) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 501Sqn![]() | 1940-11-01 | Hawker Hurricane | l | V7405 | RAF Kenley | Patrol | Failed to return from a sortie over the Channel. Location : United Kingdom. 151 Squadron ? ; 501 Squadron October 1940 | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
1774 | Marcinkus | R | Pilot Officer | 89580 | Pilot | Fighter | 1Sqn![]() | 1942-02-12 | Hurricane | IIc | BD949J | Execusted by Gestapo March 1944 following the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Lugt lll, Sagen- | Killed 3/44 | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | |||||||||||||||
1775 | Marcola | Mieczysław | Flying Officer | P-0098 | Poland | Navigator | Krzyż Walecznych (x3)![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish![]() | 1941-07-09 | Wellington | Ic | R1762 | SM-G | Syerston | 2312 | Osnabruck | Shot down by a night-fighter. aircraft shot down and crashed at Schwefingen-Meppen, Germany. | PoW | ![]() | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database R1762 | 1941-07-10 305Sqn R1762 Took off 2312 9 July 1941 from Syerston. Shot down by a night-fighter. aircraft shot down and crashed at Schwefingen-Meppen, Germany. Sgt Jan DEBIEC (P780642) PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe), Fg Off Mieczyslaw MARCOLA (P0098), Sgt Jan MIKSZO (P782327) PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe), Sgt Mieczyslaw MINTA (P780192) PoW Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe), Sgt Waclaw SIEMINSKI (P782220) PoW Stalag 357 Kopernikus, Kapitan Brunon Powel OKONSKI (P/0096) Killed buried Reichswald Forest War Cemetery | ||||||
1776 | Marczuk | Władysław | Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Sergeant | P.794308 | Born 16 February 1917 Petersburg – Russia (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1943-04-08 | Vickers Wellington | X | HE148 | BH-T | RAF Hemswell | 21:04 | Duisburg | Took off from Hemswell 21.40 9 April 1943 on an Operation to Duisburg. Shot down by Kreigsmarine anti-aircraft fire near the Dutch coast. Crashed into sea 23.07, about 20 km West of Dutch port of Ijmuiden . Three bodies came ashore, those of Sgt S Slusarski, P/O J Rudek, Sgt S Stepien and are buried in Bergen General Cemetery. Location : Holland | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | ![]() ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HE148 | ||||
1777 | Marecki | Jan | Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy | Sergeant | P.781707 | Born 9 October 1920 Poznań (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Flight Engineer | Krzyz Walecznych (x2)![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-08-17 | Consolidated Liberator | VI | EW275 | GR-R | RAF Brindisi, Italy | . Location : Poland. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. Plot I Row A Grave 9-10 Collective | ![]() ![]() | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275 | |||||||
1778 | Marglewski | Jozef | Sierzant Podchorazy Pilot | Sergeant | P.794064 | Born 27 February 1908 (Age 33) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | ? | 1941-03-18 | Scotland | Died in Hospital, Eliock, Sanguhar, Scotland. Location : United Kingdom. | Died on Active Service | , Dumfries (St Andrew's) Roman Catholic Cemetery - Dumfriesshire, United Kingdom. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||
1779 | Margula | Stefan | Plutonowy | Flight Sergeant | 704683 | 01.07.1917 Lublin | Poland | Flight Engineer | Medal Lotniczy (x3)![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish![]() | 1945-05-10 | Lancaster | I | PB730 | BH-R | Brussels - Melsbroek | 1348 | Exodus | Transporting 24 ex PoWs. Veered off runway - no injuries to crew or passengers | Survived war. Died 08.1986 Clarks Summit, PA, USA | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
1780 | Markiewicz | Andrezej | Major Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P.0183 | Born 14 April 1910 (Age 33) | Poland | Navigator | PAF | No.10 Air Gunners School, R.C.A.F. | 1943-05-08 | Avro Anson | 6729 | Near Elgin, Alberta, Canada | Crashed near Elgin, Alberta, Canada, whilst on a training flight. Location : Canada. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Moncton (St Bernard's) Roman Catholic Cemetery - New Brunswick, Canada. Plot 72 Row 6 Grave 2 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||
1781 | Markowski | Tadeusz Marian | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P.2089 | Born 24 October 1909 (Age 34 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | No.6 OTU | 1944-05-05 | Vickers Wellington | XII | MP541 | RAF Silloth | Training | Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on training flight | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
1782 | Marona | Czesław Marian | Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy | Flight Sergeant | P.780079 | Born 7 September 1912 (Age 32) | Poland | Flight Engineer | PAF | Bomber Command | 300 Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-10-14 | Avro Lancaster | I | NF959 | BH:R | RAF Faldingworth | 06:04 | Duisburg | Took off from Faldingworth 06.40hrs 14 October 1944 on an Operation to bomb Duisburg. Hit by flak while approaching the Aiming Point of target and aircraft exploded near Kinrchellen, Germany | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 20 Row F Collective Grave 15-17 Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt Panel 43 | ![]() ![]() Reichswald Germany | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database NF959 | |||||
1783 | Marsh | Douglas Norman | Flight Sergeant | 1452031 | 11th March 1922 in Brigg, Lincolnshire | Navigator | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 57Sqn![]() | 1944-01-27 | Lancaster | III | JB366 | DX:N | RAF East Kirkby | 17:40 | Berlin | See archive report for full details | PoW No: 1621, Stalag 357 Kopernikus at Thorn (Toruń) in Poland | Archive Report | |||||||||
1784 | Marszalek | Zbigniew Jozef | Porucznik Pilot | Flight Lieutenant | P.2069 | Born 23 May 1919 (Age 24) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 303Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-05-16 | Supermarine Spitfire | EE625 | RAF Coltishall | Funnels Farm, Nutley, Sussex | Crashed at Funnels Farm, Nutley, Sussex. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 428 | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
1785 | Martin | Donald William | Private | 37499866 | 1923 | American | Tail Gunner | USAAF | 15th Air Force | 831st Bomber Squadron (485th Bombardment Group (H)) | 1944-06-13 | B-24 Gawgia Peach | H | 42-52709 | - | Venosa, Italy | München (Munich), Germany | See Archive report for details | PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland | Archive Report | |||||||||
1786 | Marton | Bronisław | Plutonowy Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.793886 | Born 4 April 1914 (Age 30 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2)![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-04-07 | Vickers Wellington | HF121 | RAF Chivenor | 19.56 | Lost off Spanish Coast | This aircraft was probably shot down by a fighter over the Bay of Biscay off Spanish coast, the crew managed to make a Mayday call at 01:23 but all were lost | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost off Spanish Coast | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
1787 | Martowicz | Piotr | Szeregowiec | Aircraftman 2nd Class | P.784447 | Born 27 June 1905 (Age 35) | Poland | PAF | No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School | 1941-07-18 | RAF Newton | Sheffield Road, Newton | Killed in a Motorcycle accident on Sheffield Road, Newton. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in a Motorcycle accident | , Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Section L Grave 303a | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||
1788 | Martyniec | Józef Kazimierz | Plutonowy Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Sergeant | P.794865 | Born 19 March 1917 Potok Złoty (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych (x3)![]() 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, Lemvig Cemetery, Denmark. Grave 718 | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
1789 | Martyniuk | Julian Bogdan | Sierzant Strzelec | Sergeant | P.705517 | Born 6 February 1912 Husiatyn (Age 31 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-09-23 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JP222 | GR-E | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Northern Italy | Returning fron an operation to Northern Italy, the aircraft crashed into the sea at the end of it's landing run. All the crew drowned. Location : Italy. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in sea off Bari, Italy | ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
1790 | Marynowski | Mieczyslaw | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.706779 | Born 28 October 1921 (Age 22) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-09-02 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JN889 | GR-P | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Supply Drops | Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Sgt R Tyrol (Pilot); F/Sgt Z Bar (Despatcher); Sgt M Marynowski (Gunner) were killed; Sgt T Michalkiewicz was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; F/O J Abczynski; Sgt J Frackowiak; W/O W Sibilski evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 1944-09-02 Halifax JN889 RAF Brindisi. Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Pilot Sgt Reyhold Tyrol (780850); Despatcher F/Sgt Zbigniew Bar (794207), GunnerSgt Mieczysław Marynowski (706779) were killed; Gunner Sgt Tadeusz Michalkiewicz (706663) was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; Navigator/Observer F/O J Abczyński (P-2040); FE Sgt Józef Frąckowiak (780319); W/Op W/O Władysław Sibilski (793755) evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Killed commemorated at PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary | ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Archiwum Polish Database JN889 | |||||
1791 | Marynowski | Zbigniew Antoni | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | 703890 | Age 21 | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 18 otu | 1943-10-21 | Wellington | llI | BK471 | RAF Bircotes | 1917 | Training | See archive report for further details | Injured - Died 2013 | None - survived the war | ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | Archive Report BK471 | ||||
1792 | Masfen | Lancelot Charles | Sergeant | 798462 | Air Gunner (Rear) | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 15Sqn ![]() | 1942-07-16 | Stirling | I | W7524 | LA:D | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire | 18:40 | Lübecker Flenderwerke | See Archive report for further details | PoW No: 25671 Stalag 8B Lamsdorf, Poland | Read Archive Report | ||||||||||
1793 | Masiorski | Tadeusz | Plutonowy | Warrant Officer | 706100 | 12.10.1917 | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyz Walecznych (x3)![]() Medal Lotniczy ![]() Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish![]() | 1945-02-02 | Lancaster | I | ME744 | BH-P | Faldingworth | 2104 | Wiesbaden | Crashed near Rambach | PoW. Died 12.01.2007 Doylestown, PA, USA | ![]() Doylestown - Narodowe Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej USA | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database ME744 | |||||
1794 | Maślanka | Ludwik Zdzisław | Kapitan Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P.0770 | Born 9 July 1911 Lwów Ukraine (Age 31 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari![]() Krzyz Walecznych (x4) ![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1942-08-11 | Vickers Wellington | HX384 | RAF Dale | Dale, near Haverfordwest | As a result of heavy losses suffered by the squadron at the beginning of 1942, in May 1942 it was transfered to Coastal Command. The airmen had to become familiar with the technique of detecting and countering U - Boat depth charges. First flight over the Atlantic on May 19 1942. On August 12, 1942 HX384 took off from Dale airfield. The airport runway is on a high coastal bluff towards the sea. The weather was not favourable to the pilots that day with strong winds. After reaching the end of the runway, the bomb-laden Wellington could not enter the air. The plane fell into the water and exploded. All crew perished. Dale, near Haverfordwest. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section J Grave 310a | ![]() ![]() ![]() Newark UK | Archiwum Polish Database | Extensive Details Aviation Safety Net | ||||||
1795 | Maslarczyk | Zbigniew | Starszy Szeregowiec Pilot | Sergeant | P.781297 | Born 17 January 1915 (Age 27) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | No.6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | 1942-05-31 | Miles Master | N7553 | RAF Cark | Ringway Aerodrome, Cheshire | Crashed at Ringway Aerodrome, Cheshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Section Rr Row E Grave 236 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
1796 | Massey | William Carrington | Technical Sergeant | Sergeant | 20937639 | 1920 | American | Radio Operator | 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 | ||||||||
1797 | Matelowski | Józef Karol | Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Sergeant | P.783855 | Born 28 January 1918 Krosno (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1943-02-03 | Vickers Wellington | lll | BK511 | BH-X | RAF Hemswell | 18:13 | Hamburg | Took off from Hemswell 18.13 3 February 1943 on an Operation to bomb Hamburg. Lost without trace, presumably over the sea. Location : North Sea. | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt. , No Known Grave. Aircraft presumed lost in North Sea | ![]() ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database BK511 | ||||
1798 | Mateuszuk | Czesław | Sierzant Pilot | Sergeant | P.780057 | Born 1 April 1912 at Biala Podl (Age 28 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy![]() | PAF | No.10 Bombing and Gunnery School | 1941-03-06 | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley | lll | K7229 | RAF Dumfries | Lochnarbriggs, Dumfries, Scotland | Aircraft crashed Lochnarbriggs, Dumfries, Scotland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Dumfries (St Andrew's) Roman Catholic Cemetery - Dumfriesshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Group Section A Grave 239 | ![]() ![]() | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
1799 | Matlak | Franciszek | Plutonowy Radio Operator | Flight Sergeant | P.781111 | Born 7 April 1917 Łęki Oświęcim (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator | Krzyz Walecznych (x2)![]() Medal Lotniczy (x2) ![]() | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish)![]() | 1944-04-11 | Vickers Wellington | XIV | HF188 (A188?) | RAF Chivenor | This aircraft was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay and in spite of getting off an SOS, the whole crew was lost | Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | ![]() ![]() Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database A188 | |||||||
1800 | Matthews | G | Sergeant | 1651820 | Navigator | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 10Sqn![]() | 1944-04-10 | Halifax | III | LV858 | ZA-J | RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire | 2105 | Tergnier | See archive report for further details | PoW No: 3540 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus (357) Thorn, Poland | None - survived the war | Read Archive Report |
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