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#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1801 MatthewsA SSergeantBomber Command103Sqn
1944-01-05LancasterIIIND397PM-RElsham Wolds2350StettinKilledPoznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
1802 MatusiakCzeslawPorucznik PilotFlying OfficerP.0304Born 21 September 1906 (Age 35)PolandPilotPAF112Sqn
1942-02-12KittyhawkAK584RAF Rekin, GambutGambut, LibyaAircraft crashed Gambut, Libya whilst on a training flight. Location : Libya. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. Plot 1 Row G Grave 28Archiwum Polish Database
1803 MatuszewskiAleksander Starszy Szeregowiec MechAircraftman 1st ClassP.781112Born 9 July 1913 in Czudec, Lw (Age 28)PolandMechanicPAFArmy Co-Operation Unit309Sqn (Polish)
1941-11-27RAF Dunino Killed in Road Traffic Accident at Dunino. Location : United Kingdom. Killed in Road Traffic Accident Perth (Wellshill) Cemetery - Perthshire, United Kingdom. Section B Row (Jfd) Grave 1b JtArchiwum Polish Database
1804 MatuszewskiBolesław RobertPorucznik NawigFlying OfficerP.1968Born 28 November 1910 (Age 32 when killed)PolandNavigatorKrzyz Walecznych

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1943-08-22Vickers Wellington XlllHZ576RAF Davidstow MoorThis aircraft went missing over the Bay of Biscay, shot down by a fighter crewed by Oberleutnant Kurt Necesany and Lt. Lothar Wolff of 14/KG 40 130Km west of Cape Ortegal, Spain. Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Presumed Drowned / Lost at Sea

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1805 MatuszkiewiczFranciszekPodporucznik BombardierFlying OfficerP.2722Born 23 January 1918 (Age 26)PolandBomb AimerPAFBomber Command300Sqn (Polish)
1945-01-16Avro LancasterI PD257BH-ORAF Faldingworth17:46ZeitzTook off from Faldingworth 17.48 16 January 1945 on an Operation to bomb Braunkohle-Brnzin synthetc oil plant at Zeitz, near the Czechoslovakiaoslovakia border. Shot down by anti-aircraft fire, Aircraft crashed at Klienfurra, about 10 km South south west from the centre of Nordhausen, Germany. Fatalities were originally buried in Kleinfurra Friedhof but bodies were moved after the war to Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Location : Germany.Killed in Action, on Operational FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery - Berlin, Germany. Plot IV Row J Grave 15 To 17Archiwum Polish Database
1806 MatuszkiewiczJózef MateuszPodchorazy NawigFlight SergeantP.704104Born 12 November 1913 Lwów Ukraine (Age 30 when killed)PolandNavigatorMedal Lotniczy

PAFNo.6 OTU1944-05-05Vickers Wellington XIIMP541RAF SillothTraining Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Missing Presumed Killed on Training Flight PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on training flight
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1807 MatylisNikodemKapitan PilotFlight SergeantP.1176Born 16 May 1913 Żukowo Oborniki (Age 33 when killed)PolandPilotVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy (x4)

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1946-08-23Handley Page HalifaxPP232QD-CRAF ChedburghCrashed at Lawshall Green, Suffolk, whilst on a training flight. Pilot error blamed. Location : United KingdomKilled on Training FlightNewark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec G War Graves Plot Grave 320a
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1808 MatysiakFeliksPlutonowyLAC78296702.11.1916 Lwówek Nowy TomyślPolandMechanicMedal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command305Sqn Polish
1941-10-03WellingtonIIW5529SM-Air TestCrash landing at LindholmeInjured. Died 2004 Northampton, U.K. Archiwum Polish Database
1809 MatysiakKarolKapral PilotSergeantP.780279Born 12 January 1917 (Age 23)PolandPilotPAFNo.6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit1940-11-01Short ScionAV981RAF RingwayLodge HillCrashed at Lodge Hill, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Manchester Southern Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Section Q Service Plot Grave 2yyArchiwum Polish Database
1810 MaxwellAllan WilliamFlight SergeantR2062201921 and of Caledon, Ontario, Canada.CanadianAir GunnerRCAFBomber Command625Sqn
1944-07-28LancasterILL962CF-URAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire2120StuttgartCrashed between Rauwiller (Bas Rhin) and Schalbach (Moselle) in North East France.PoW PoW No. 471 Camp: Bankau, Silesia, Germany (now Bąków, Opole Voivodeship, Poland -L7 Paradie Archive DatabaseRead Archive Report
1811 Mayer Jr.Randell S.Flight OfficerWarrant OfficerT-1252181924AmericanNavigatorUSAAF8th Air Force579th Bomber Squadron (392nd Bombardment Group (H))1944-07-07B-24 Rap ‘Em PappyH42-95229GC:R-Wendling (Station #118), Norfolk, EnglandBernburg (Mission #458), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland
1812 MazelewskiBronislawPlutonowy Mech CorporalP.793632Born 31 May 1911 (Age 31)PolandMechanicPAF?1943-03-28Died in Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland. Location : . Died on Active Service, Archiwum Polish Database
1813 MazgajPiotrKapral BombardierSergeantP.794544Born 18 February 1918 Czermin Mielec (Age 25 when killed)PolandBomb AimerKrzyż Walecznych (x2)

Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command300Sqn (Polish)
1943-06-28Vickers Wellington XHZ438BH-JRAF Ingham22:45KolnOperation to bomb Koln. Shot down over Hageland (Belgium) by night fighter Oberleutnant Paul Zorner 1NJG3. Then it crashed at 0222 in Sint-Pieters-Rode. Killed in Action, on Operational Flight PAF Memorial, Northolt, Saint-Pieter's Rhode Churchyard, Brabant, Belgium.
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1814 MaziarzStanisławKapral Radio OperatorSergeantP.703253Born 7 December 1913 Nisko (Age 30 when killed)PolandRadio OperatorMedal Lotniczy

PAFNo.6 OTU1944-05-05Vickers Wellington XIIMP541RAF SillothTraining Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Missing Presumed Killed on Training Flight PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on training flight
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1815 MazurStanislawKapral StrzelecSergeantP.707335Born 8 May 1926 (Age 19)PolandAir GunnerPAFP.S.P.1946-04-18Dunholm LodgeDied in Hospital, Lincoln. Location : United Kingdom. No.1 Technical School, R.A.F. Heliopolis; 309 and 301 SquadromsDied, Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery - Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Plot Graves Row Section H Grave 219
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1816 MazurMieczysławCadetAge 23PolandAir GunnerPAFDefence of Poland21 (1) EB Eskadra Bombowa Lekka1939-09-03PZL-23B KarasD1KM-C98Wsola, Poland930Defence of PolandSee archive report for detailsKilled No details
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1817 MazurkiewiczMichal WladlslawPodporucznik PilotPilot OfficerP.1606Born 29 September 1919 (Age 22)PolandPilotPAFBomber CommandNo.18 OTU1942-07-11Vickers WellingtonlcZ1072RAF BramcoteCrashed at Bramcote Aerodrome, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Sec M Grave 310

Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1072
1818 MazurkiewiczStanislawKapral Mechanic PokladowySergeantP.781002Born 17 April 1907 (Age 35)PolandFlight EngineerPAFPolish Technical School1943-01-22RAF HaltonDied in Halton Hospital. Location : United Kingdom. Died on Active Service, Halton (St Michael) Churchyard - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Graves 5 Row A Grave 128Archiwum Polish Database
1819 McClellandClyde Wayne1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-8019991921AmericanPilotUSAAF8th Air Force510th Bomber Squadron (351st Bombardment Group (H))1944-05-28B-17 Black MagicG42-31721TU-SPolebrook (Station #110), Northamptonshire, EnglandAircraft assembly plant, Dessau (Mission #376), GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland
1820 McCueThomas J.Staff Sergeant121887321920AmericanRadio OperatorUSAAF8th Air Force787th Bomber Squadron (466th Bombardment Group (H))1944-04-29B-24 Tell Me MoreH41-287546L:NAttlebridge (Station #120), Norfolk, EnglandGelsenkirchen, GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland
1821 McDonnellRichard Kiernan1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-754752AmericanNose TurretUSAAF8th Air Force853rd Bomber Squadron (491st Bombardment Group (H))1944-11-26B-24 The MooseJ44-40205T8:-GNorth Pickenham (Station #143), Norfolk, EnglandHannover, GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland
1822 McElrathJames Adams Second LieutenantPilot OfficerO-7120741921AmericanBombardierUSAAF8th Air Force349th Bomber Squadron (100th Bombardment Group (H))1944-12-19B-17 Flying FortressG42-8514 Lassie Come HomeXR-RThorpe Abbotts (Station #139), Norfolk, EnglandFrankfurt, GermanySee Archive Report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland
1823 McGillGeorge EdwardPilot OfficerJ5312CanadianObserverMID
RCAFBomber Command103 Sqn
1942-01-25WellingtonICZ1142PM:NElsham Wolds20:00WilhelmshavenSee archive report for detailsPoW No. 1431, Stalag Luft 3/ Murdered 31st March 1944Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Grave 8. C. 7., Poland.
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1824 McIntyreRobert D.1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-699618AmericanCo-PilotUSAAF8th Air Force853rd Bomber Squadron (491st Bombardment Group (H))1944-11-26B-24 The MooseJ44-40205T8:-GNorth Pickenham (Station #143), Norfolk, EnglandHannover, GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland
1825 McKeenanAlexanderSergeant1822144Thought to have been born in Scotland 1923/24BritishAir GunnerRAVFRBomber Command101Sqn
1943-11-26LancasterIIIDV289SR-TRAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire1724BerlinCrashed HeuchelheimPoW No. 253691 Stalag Lamsdorf now Łambinowice, Poland - L344Read Archive Report
1826 McKellar Archibald AshmoreSqd LdrPilotDSO

DFC & Bar
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AAFFighter Command605Sqn RAF
1940-11-01Hurricane 20Killed 1940-11-01 Age 28 Adisham, KentGlasgow (Eastwood) Old And New Cemetery, Sec. E. (New Part). Grave 60.
Orde Cuthbert portrait
Battle of Britain

Ace

McKellar and Ronald Hamlyn (both British pilots), New Zealander Brian Carbury and Antoni Głowacki of Poland were the only four 'aces in a day' in the Battle of Britain
Ace

On 16 October 1939, the Luftwaffe made its first attack on target in Great Britain. I./Kampfgeschwader 30 (KG 30—Bomber Wing 30) targeted Royal Navy ships in the Firth of Forth. The target was HMS Hood. However, she was in dry dock and the cruiser HMS Southampton and destroyer HMS Mohawk were attacked. Though none of the bombs that struck exploded, Mohawk's commander was killed. Spitfires from 603Sqn joined 602Sqn, in intercepting the raid. During one attack, the cockpit canopy of Hauptmann Helmut Pohl's Junkers Ju 88 released itself. Pohl was an experienced test pilot and Gruppenkommandeur (Group Commander) of KG 30. He had helped develop the Ju 88 and had taken part in the Polish Campaign. Pohl tried to fly northwards to take an observation position, but the aircraft was hit by the fire of Spitfires piloted by George Pinkerton and McKellar. The Ju 88 crashed into the sea, Pohl being the only survivor of his crew. The victory was credited to McKellar. Thus, McKellar is officially credited with the downing the first enemy aircraft to fall in British waters during the war.

Following the 16 October success, Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Air Marshal Hugh Dowding sent word to 602 Squadron; "Well done, first blood to the auxiliaries." This area around Firth of Forth became nicknamed 'suicide alley' by Luftwaffe pilots.

On 28 October 1939 McKellar intercepted a Heinkel He 111H-2 of Stab./Kampfgeschwader 26 (KG 26—Bomber Wing 26), code 1H+JA piloted by Unteroffizier Lehmkuhl. Acting on the advice of his navigator Leutnant Niehoff, he dropped down towards cloud layers. The cover, however, quickly dispersed. Their gunners were killed, Lehmkul was hit in the back by machine gun fire and was wounded while Niehoff suffered a fractured spine during the crash-landing. Debate continues as to which squadron or pilot was the victor. Post–war sources credit the victory to McKellar. It was also the War's first German aircraft shot down onto British soil.

In early 1940, 605Sqn moved to RAF Drem, as they converted to Hurricanes. McKellar was transferred to 605 and promoted to flight lieutenant, assuming the responsibilities of a flight leader on 21 June 1940. McKellar imposed strict discipline, both in standard of dress on the ground and in tactical discipline in the air. Despite his strict methods McKellar was held in high regard. His popularity arose from his desire to help mould his unit into a well-disciplined fighting team. On 15 August 1940 605 intercepted a German raid against Tyneside mounted by He 111s based in Norway with Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5). McKellar was credited with three He 111s destroyed during the encounter. For this action he was awarded the DFC and was gazetted on 13 September 1940 and made reference to the "outstanding leadership and courage" displayed by McKellar.

On 7 September 1940, 605 moved on rotation to Croydon Aerodrome under the command of Squadron Leader Walter Churchill. McKellar scored a further four victories in a single mission on 9 September. McKellar attacked with the sun at his back with his Squadron, save for one Section which was left to provide top cover against Bf 109s. The attack was made head-on to break up the German bomber formation which consisted of a large mass of He 111s. He destroyed three He 111s with a single, 12–second burst. The first He 111 exploded. It damaged a second which rolled over and dived down into the ground. McKellar then moved his fire to a third. Its port wing snapped off. He then destroyed a Bf 109 in the afternoon giving him a fourth success.

McKellar took over from Squadron Leader Churchill on the 11 September. He achieved a further three victories 15 September. The raids were made in large formation leading the fighting that day to be christened the Battle of Britain Day. McKellar led 605 into combat twice on that date claiming two Bf 109s and a Do 17. That night, at an hour past midnight, 16 September, he claimed another He 111 shot down. A Medal bar to the DFC followed which cited his "excellent fighting spirit ... particularly brilliant tactician, and his led his Squadron with skill and resource".

On 7 October his score rose by five victories, all Bf 109s—becoming an Ace in a day. McKellar explained three of the five victories in the combat that day in his combat report; 'I attacked the Number One and saw a bomb being dropped from this machine. I fired and pieces fell off his wing and dense white smoke and vapour came from him and he went into a violent outside spin. In my mirror I could see another '109 coming to attack me and therefore turned sharply right and found myself behind another '109. I opened fire and saw my De Wilde (explosive ammunition) hitting his machine. It burst into flames and went down inverted east of Biggin Hill. As I again had a '109 on my tail I spiralled down to 15,000 feet and by this time there appeared to be '109s straggling all over the sky. I followed one, pulled my boost control and made up on him. I gave him a burst from dead astern and at once his radiator appeared to be hit as dense white vapour came back at me and my windscreen fogged up. This speedily cleared and I gave him another burst and this machine burst into flames and fell into a wood with a quarry near it, west of Maidstone.

Thirteen days later, on 20 October 1940, McKellar brought down another Bf 109. Its pilot, Feldwebel Adolf Iburg from 9. Staffel Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—Fighter Wing 54), was slightly wounded in action. Iburg managed to force–land near New Romney and was captured. The victory was credited to him in a post-war account, but there is no official accreditation of the Iburg victory to McKellar by the RAF, though he was credited with another Bf 109 victory on that date.
1827 McKenzieR MFlight SergeantRAAFBomber Command61Sqn
1945-02-08LancasterIME443QR-NSkellingthorpe1659PolitzKilledPoznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland Originally Serial was shown as PB759. Corrected by Mike Connock Aug 2014 who states ME443 is shown incorrectly in the ORB as PB759. PB759 was itself lost in Dec 44 on a raid to Houfallaize
1828 McKenzieASergeantBomber Command630Sqn
1944-08-16LancasterILL972LE-TEast Kirkby2057StettinKilledPoznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
1829 McLachlanW RFlight SergeantRAAFBomber Command460Sqn RAAF
1944-01-27LancasterIIIJA860AR-C2Binbrook1735BerlinKilledPoznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
1830 MedweckiMieczysławCaptain7th June 1904 in Pasieczna, Poland. Son of Antoni and Maria.PolandPilotPAFPoland121 Eskadra Mysliwska (Polish)1939-09-01PZL.P.11cKrakow, Poland430Defence of PolandSee archive report for further detailsKilledParish Cemetery, Morawica, Krakow, PolandArchiwum Polish Database
1831 MejerWieslawFlying OfficerP-1726
784708
Born on the 01st September 1920PolandPilotPAFFighter Command308Sqn Polish
1943-08-16SpitfireVbAB803ZF-? RAF Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire 735Ramrod See archive report for further details PoW No. 3137 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and BelariaNone, survived the war - passed away 2005Archiwum Polish Database
1832 MellerJózef AlojzyKapral StrzelecSergeantP.794275Born 20 December 1920 Prątnica Iława (Age 21 when killed)PolandAir GunnerKrzyz Walecznych

Medal Lotniczy (x2)

PAFBomber Command301Sqn (Polish)
1942-06-22Vickers WellingtonIVZ1345GR-DRAF Hemswell23:33EmdenAircraft was hit by flak and crashed in the North Sea, about 18 km North-West of Terschelling 01:43 hours. All the bodies of the five man crew were eventually washed ashore on the Dutch coast. Location : Netherlands.Killed on Operational FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Jonkerbos War Cemetery - Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot VII Row J Grave 6

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1833 MencelJerzy StanisławKapitan PilotFlight LieutenantP-021706.04.1918 PoddębicePolandPilotDFC

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Medal Lotniczy (x3)

PAFFighter317Sqn Polish
1945-03-15SpitfireVbAD350JH-HCollided with Spitfire AD351 (Władysław Grobelny) after force landing near Prawle Point, DevonPilot safe. Survived war. Died 28.08.2012 Wilmslow, Cheshire, U.K.
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1834 MendelaDominik KarolKapitan PilotFlight Lieutenant7681420.10.1916 Balice KrakówPolandPilotVirtuti Militari

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Medal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command300Sqn Polish
1942-06-03WellingtonIVZ1291BH-FIngham2323Bremen Ditched E of gt Yarmouth NORFOLK Survived war. Died 16.07.2006 Coventry, Warwicks., U.K. Archiwum Polish Database
1835 MentlakAntoniSt. SierżantWarrant Officer78024629.01.1915 Cendrowice PiasecznoPolandFlight EngineerVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x4)

Medal Lotniczy (x3)

PAFBomber Command304Sqn Polish
Survived war. Died 16.10.1987 Leeds UK.Buried Killingbeck Cemetery, Leeds UK

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1836 MetlerEdwardKapitan PilotFlying OfficerP.76768Born 1 March 1906 in Warsawa (Age 37)PolandPilotPAFNo.2 Air Gunners School1943-04-12Miles MartinetlKP414RAF DalcrossKilled whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Inverness (Tomnahurich) Cemetery - Invernesshire, United Kingdom. W G Group Sec 26 Row Class 7 Grave 6
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1837 MiarczynskiRoman CzeslawKapitan NawigFlying OfficerP.76831Born 7 August 1909 (Age 32)PolandNavigatorVirtuti Militari

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Krzyż Walecznych (x4)

Medal Lotniczy

PAF18 OTU1941-10-04Avro AnsonR9708RAF BramcoteTrainingKilled whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery - Warwickshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Section H Grave Jt 104


Nuneaton Oaston UK
Archiwum Polish Database1941-10-04 Ansons R9708 and R9709, both of 18 OTU were in a mid-air collision near their base at Bramcote. F/O Stanislaus Hermanowski, F/O Roman Miarczynaki, Sgt Reginald Brown, Sgt Lawrence Armstrong Scott, AC Eric Mason were all killed. Sgt David Kenneth Waters was pilot of R9709 and managed to land it safely, also saving the lives of Sgt H F G C Russell and Sgt W P L Anderson. Crew R9708: Flight Sergeant Reginald BROWN (936406) Wireless Op South Shields (Harton) Cemeter Ref : Sec. 6. Grave 4823. Kapitan Stanislaw HERMANOWSKI (P/0767) Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemeter Ref : War Graves Plot Section H Joint Grave 104. Aircraftman 1st Class Eric Colebourne MASON (1191148) U/T Wireless Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemeter Ref : Sec. K. Grave 7. Kapitan Roman Czeslaw MIARCZYNSKI (P/76831) Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemeter Ref : War Graves Plot Section H Joint Grave 104. Flight Sergeant Lawrence Armstrong SCOTT (754816) Pilot Brookwood Military Cemetery
1838 MichRyszardPodporucznik Pilot2nd LieutenantBorn 3 April 1919 (Age 21)PolandPilotPAFBlidze (Afryka Polnocna)1940-06-20??French Campaign 1940Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : France. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Blidzie Cemetery, FranceArchiwum Polish Database
1839 MichalakIgnacyKapralSergeantP.? (Age )PolandPAFCentrum Wyszkolenia Ziemnego Training Centre1944-07-30??RAF Blackpool. Location : Belgium. Killed in Flying Accident, Polish Field of Honour Cemetery, Lommel, Belgium. Grave III-C.12Archiwum Polish Database
1840 MichalakStanisław Sierzant Strzelec Mechanic Pokl. Flight SergeantP.792092Born 27 August 1908 Łódź (Age 38 when killed)PolandFlight EngineerMedal Lotniczy (x4)

PAFBomber Command304Sqn (Polish)
1946-08-23Handley Page HalifaxPP232QD-CRAF ChedburghCrashed at Lawshall Green, Suffolk, whilst on a training flight. Pilot error blamed. Location : United KingdomKilled on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section G War Graves Grave 321

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1841 MichalikWacław StanisławPorucznik NawigFlying OfficerP.1371Born 6 October 1910 Kraków (Age 31 when killed)PolandNavigatorKrzyz Walecznych

Medal Lotniczy (x2)

PAFBomber Command301Sqn (Polish)
1942-06-22Vickers Wellington IVZ1345GR-DRAF Hemswell23:33EmdenAircraft was hit by flak and crashed in the North Sea, about 18 km North-West of Terschelling 01:43 hours. All the bodies of the five man crew were eventually washed ashore on the Dutch coast. Location : Netherlands.Killed on Operational FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Schiermonnikoog (Vredenhof) Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 77


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1842 MichalkiewiczKarolFlight Sergeant784123Born 13th October 1921 (Age 23)PolandPilotPAFFighter Command306Sqn Polish

610Sqn

1944-06-23MustangIIFB196UZ-QRAF Holmesley South, Hampshire1110PatrolSee archive report for further detailsEvaderSurvived the war. Died in 27th September 1988 at Birmingham, England. Also served with 315 Squadron
Archiwum Polish DatabaseDubbed 'Polish Charlie', Sgt. Karol Michalkiewicz, born 1921, joined 610 Squadron on 21 November 1941 from 316 (The City of Warsaw Polish Squadron). He left 610 on 3 April 1943. There are no records about his subsequent service but it seems that he stayed in Britain after the War and died in Birmingham on 27 September 1988. Painting while with 610Sqn at Westhampnett
1843 MichalowskiMarian Stanisław KostkaPorucznik PilotFlight LieutenantP.0313Born 14 November 1903 (Age 38)PolandPilotMedal Lotniczy

PAFBomber Command300Sqn (Polish)
1942-06-08Vickers Wellington lVR1725BH-QRAF Ingham23:17EssenClaim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6./NJG2 - Sea 25km West of Texel (Tiger): 5,100m at 0216 Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight PAF Memorial, Northolt.,
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1844 MichalskiJulianPlutonowyFlight SergeantP.793235Born 12 July 1908 RadomPolandRadio Operator / Air GunnerVirtuti Militari

Krzyz Walecznych (x2)

Medal Lotniczy (x2)

PAFBomber Command138Sqn (Special)
1943-09-16HalifaxIIBB309NF:TRAF Tempsford18:29SOE- Operation Neon 3See archive report for detailsKiAPAF Memorial, Northolt, Slaglille Cemetery, 2 miles from Soro, Sjealland, Denmark



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1845 MichalskiLudwikPlutonowy PilotSergeantP.783148Born 11 July 1918 Langen Germany (Age 23 when killed)PolandPilotKrzyz Walecznych (x2)

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PAFBomber Command300Sqn (Polish)
1942-06-19Vickers Wellington lVZ1215BH-ERAF Ingham23:52EmdenTook off from Ingham 23.52 19 June 1942 on an Operation to Emden. Shot down over the sea.. Location : .Missing Presumed Killed in Action on Operational FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt. ,


Polish Memorial Northolt UK
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1846 MichałowskiJanMajor PilotWing CommanderP.76645Born 30 August 1909 Białystok (Age 33 when killed)PolandPilotVirtuti Militari

DFC

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PAFFighter Command307Sqn (Polish)
1943-03-21De Havilland MosquitollDZ261EW-RAF ExeterAircraft demonstrationCrashed whilst approaching Exeter airfield at night on one engine, demonstrating single-engine landing. It is believed that a gust of wind took the Mosquito off the runway and near a stationary Hawker Typhoon. In swerving to avoid this obstacle the Mosquito overturned and caught fire. Location : United Kingdom. 300 Bomber Squadron, Commanding Officer 307 Squadron from 23 July 1942 Killed on Training Flight - Flying Accident PAF Memorial, Northolt, Exeter Higher Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. War Graves Sec Zk Grave 171


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1847 MichonWadyslaw KarolKapral uczen PilotLeading AircraftmanP.705622Born 15 November 1921 (Age 22)PolandPilot under trainingPAFNo.25 (P) Elementary Flying Training School1944-04-21Tiger Moth?RAF HucknallCrashed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Hucknall Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section D Grave 7Archiwum Polish Database
1848 MićkoEdwardPlutonowyWarrant Officer70413427.01.1919 Lwów UkrainePolandAir BomberKrzyz Walecznych (x3)

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PAFBomber Command300Sqn Polish
1945-01-14LancasterIPA160BH-EFaldingworth1916LeunaCrashed at base on returnSurvived war. Died 09.12.2003 Tonawanda, NY, USA Archiwum Polish Database
1849 MieczkowskiJan RomanSierzant Radio OperatorSergeantP.780649Born 23 August 1921 Poznań (Age 19 when killed)PolandRadio OperatorVirtuti Militari

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PAFBomber Command300Sqn (Polish)
1941-07-03Vickers Wellington lcR1642BH-XRAF Swinderby22:46BremenTook off from Swinderby 22.46 3 July 1941 on Operation to Bremen. On its target approach, aircraft was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Augustenfeld. Location : Germany.Killed in Action, on Operational FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Sage War Cemetery - Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot XIV Row D Grave 8


Polish Memorial Northolt UK

Sage War Cemetery, Germany
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1850 MiecznikTadeuszSt. SierżantWarrant Officer79380226.03.1915 Gołąbki WarszawaPolandPilotVirtuti Militari

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Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)
PAFBomber Command138Sqn (Special)
1943-09-16HalifaxIIBB309NF:TRAF Tempsford18:29SOE- Operation Neon 3See archive report for detailsEvader
Archiwum Polish DatabaseSurvived war. Died 21.03.199 5Adelaide, SA, Australia

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