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# | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent Rank | Service No. | Born | Nationality | Role | Awards | Air Force | Command | Unit | DateofIncident *See Note | Aircraft | Type | Serial | Code | Victories (Fighters) | Base | Time | Mission | Incident | Fate | Commemorated | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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201 | Bober | Mieczysław Eugeniusz | Plutonowy Pilot | Sergeant | P.782688 | Born 6 June 1920 (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-06-06 | Vickers Wellington | IV | R1390 | GR-E | RAF Hemswell | 23:54 | Emden | Claim by Rudolf Schoenert 4/NJG2 - Borkum: 4,900m at 0227, aircraft crashed in Sea. | Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave, lost over Germany / North Sea | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
202 | Bobitko | Michal | Podporucznik uczenpilot | Pilot Officer | ? | Born 22 August 1917 (Age 26) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Training Command | No.24 (P) Elementary Flying Training School | 1944-07-28 | Tiger Moth | ? | RAF Hucknall | Halton | Died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis - possibly contracted at the hospital where he was receiving treatment following an air accident. Crashed unknown Tiger Moth of 25 P EFTS RAF Hucknall, badly injured with burns to face and hands. Admitted to: RAF Hucknall SSQ then Nottingham Hospital 29/12/43 and RAF Hospital Rauceby 06/01/44. Transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital QVH: 23/02/1944. 2 Operations at East Grinstead. Polish member of the Guinea Pig club. Died at Princess Mary's RAF Hospital Halton of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and buried at Newark Cemetery.. Location : United Kingdom. | Died from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Sec O, Grave 324 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
203 | Bochaczek | Antoni | Kapral Mechanik Strzelec | Sergeant | P.780855 | Born 4 April 1920 Nowy Targ (Age 21 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-03-26 | Vickers Wellington | IV | Z1262 | GR-R | RAF Hemswell | 19:52 | Essen | Believed shot down by flak near Dusseldorf whilst on homeward journey. Location : Germany. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot X Row A Grave 1-3 | Polish Memorial Northolt UK Reichswald, Kleve Germany | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
204 | Bocheński | Kazimierz | Sierzant Pilot | Sergeant | P.793643 | Born 20 December 1899 Czeczelnik (Age 41 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1941-02-17 | Boulton-Pail Defiant | l | N3314 | EW- | RAF Squires Gate | Training Flight | Dived into ground during a low roll at Wrea Green, Lancashire, two miles West of Kirkham, whilst on a Training Flight from Squires Gate. Both crew were killed. Location : United Kingdom. 307 Squadron 14 October 1940 | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Sec B B Grave 442 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
205 | Bochicchio | Vito Joseph | 2nd Lieutenant | Pilot Officer | O-682047 | 1917 | American | Bombardier | USAAF | 8th Air Force | 787th Bomber Squadron (466th Bombardment Group (H)) | 1944-04-29 | B-24 Tell Me More | H | 41-28754 | 6L:N | Attlebridge (Station #120), Norfolk, England | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | See Archive report for details | PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland | Archive Report | ||||||||
206 | Bock | Harry Ludomir | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.1592 | Born 3 November 1919 Warszawa (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-07-21 | Vickers Wellington | IV | Z1405 | GR-T | RAF Hemswell | 23:46 | Duisburg | Aircraft lost without trace. Probably crashed in North Sea. Location : Germany / North Sea. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably lost over North Sea | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database Z1405 | ||||
207 | Boćkowski | Zygmunt | Plutonowy Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.703897 | Born 5 September 1922 Sokółka (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 316Sqn (Polish) | 1945-04-11 | North American P-51d Mustang | lll | HB878 | RAF Andrews Field | RAF Andrews Field | Mustangs FB164 and HB 878 collided. Both Pilots were killed. Killed during a training flight when two Mustangs collided over Airfield. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Epping Cemetery - Essex, United Kingdom. Row Section Z Grave 8 | Courtesy Yolanda Henry (née Stankiewicz) Family grave
Courtesy Yolande Henry (née Stankiewicz) | Archiwum Polish Database | Son of Jan and Karolina Bockowska. Born 5th September 1922 of Sokolka, Poland. | |||||
208 | Bogdanowicz | Henryk Marian | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 794421 | 10.01.1913 Brzostowica Wlk. Białoruś | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-09-11 | Consolidated Liberator | EW278 | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Polish Supply Drop | Shot down by nightfighter. Crashed at Senta, Yugoslavia. Location : Yugoslavia. | PoW. Survived war. Died 09.1992 Derby UK | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
209 | Bogusiak | Józef | Sierzant Radio Operator | Sergeant | P.782812 | Born 12 February 1916 Anielin Kalisz (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | No.18 OTU | 1942-05-17 | Vickers Wellington | lc | N2806 | RAF Bramcote | Chollerford, near Hexham, Northumberland | Took off from Bramcote on a Night Cross Country Flight. Seen at 01.25 on fire and crashed shortly after on the Roman Wall near Chollerford, three miles North-North-West of Hexham, Northumberland. Location : United Kingdom. | Accidentally Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row Section L Grave 309 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
210 | Bogusławski | Stefan Mieczysław | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P.1976 | Born 11 May 1916 Gałki Płock (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-06-28 | Vickers Wellington | X | HZ438 | BH-J | RAF Ingham | 22:45 | Koln | Operation 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 on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Saint-Pieter's Rhode Churchyard, Brabant, Belgium. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
211 | Bogusz | Kazimierz | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.782542 | Born 28 October 1915 Warszawa (Age 28 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) | 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 Le Bois Carre, 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 | |||||
212 | Boguszewski | Bolesław | Podporucznik Strzelec | Pilot Officer | P.1853 | Born 1 June 1910 StefanowoBielsk Podl. (Age 32 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1942-07-26 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1270 | BH-T | RAF Ingham | 22:37 | Hamburg | After bombing target flew a reciprocal course and whilst over the sea, flying at 19,000 feet was badly shot about by a German Night Fighter. The Pilot set a course for Sweden but was forced to ditch off the Danish Coast, near Westerland. Claim by Hptm Paul Kratz II/NJG2 - Sylt Beach North Sea at 0245. | Died of Wounds received in Action | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Kiel War Cemetery - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Plot IV Row H Grave 7 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
213 | Boguszewski | Wladyslaw | Starszy Szeregowiec Mech | Leading Aircraftman | P.782088 | Born 10 February 1911 (Age 30) | Poland | Mechanic | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1941-10-21 | RAF Lindholme | Died in Emergency Hospital, Winwick of Injuries received in a Road Traffic Accident - Run over by a Motor Car in Thom Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in Road Traffic Accident | , Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Polish Plot. Grave O 304 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||||
214 | Bohanes | Stefan | Plutonowy Radio Operator | Warrant Officer | P.784633 | Born 31 July 1914 (Age 30) | Poland | Radio Operator | Virtuti Militari , CV | PAF | Bomber Command | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-08-16 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JP220 | GR-C | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Warsaw supply drop | Aircraft was shot down after supply drop to Warsaw area. The First Pilot, W/O L Owsiany, was wounded at made Prisoner of War. The rest of the crew were taken care of by the Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa. Location : Poland. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland Plot I Row A Grave 11 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
215 | Bohuszewicz | Witold | Podporucznik | Pilot Officer | P-0638 | 25 March 1914 Sobotnik Poland | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1942-04-26 | Wellington | IV | Z1317 | GR-U | Hemswell | 2214 | Rostock | Claimed hit by 2/Res Flak Abt 525 over Rostock between 0223 and 0226. Abschussmeldung (Claim message) bears a hand-written note by OKL “wird nict anerkannt" (will not be confirmed). Over the target both engines were hit by flak and the a/c then entered a spin. The pilot managed to regain control at 5,000ft. Due to the damage they set course for Sweden and crashed landed at Ystad at 0300. | Interned. Returned to the UK 14 February 1943. Died 6 January 1944 Casamassima, Italy. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
216 | Bohuszewicz | Witold | Porucznik Pilot | Flight Lieutenant | P.0638 | Born 25 March 1914 Sobotniki Belarus (Age 29 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami 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) | Cassamassima Polish Cemetery, Italy | . | Further details at Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
217 | Boisseau | John Eugene | Technical Sergeant | Sergeant | 19078078 | 1919 | American | Engineer | USAAF | 8th Air Force | 327th Bomber Squadron (92nd Bombardment Group (H)) | 1944-10-03 | B-17 Insomnia | G | 43-38396 | UC:J | Podington (Station #109), Bedfordshire, England | Nürnberg, Germany | See Archive report for details | PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland (Moved to Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland). | Archive Report | ||||||||
218 | Bojakowski | Tadeusz | Sierzant Pilot | Sergeant | P.780232 | 18 September 1912 (Age 28) | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari 9056 Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1941-05-08 | Vickers Wellington | Ic | R1227 | GR-M | RAF Swinderby | 23:18 | Bremen | Took off from Swinderby 2318 hrs. Last heard from on w/t at 0155 hrs when NGZ was received. Lt Rolf Bokemeyer 5/NJG1 claimed this aircraft as a probable. North Sea 10-15 Km W Wesselbüren at 0235 hrs. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost over North Sea | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Further details Archiwum Polish Database R1227 | 1941-05-09 Wellington 1c R1227 301Sqn. Crew: Took off 2318 8 May 1941 from Swinderby. Last heard on W/T at 0155 9 May 1941 when 'NGZ' (sic) was received. Sergeant T Bojakowski (Polish), Pilot Officer W Brzozowski (P-0237) (Polish) Plot IV Row C Grave 13. at Sage War Cemetery, Germany , Flying Officer S Rewkowski (Polish), Sergeant A Lipecki (Polish), Sergeant K Golebiowski (Polish), Flying Officer I Dudek (Polish): killed; aircraft failed to return from operational flight over Bremen. 93% moon. Lt Rolf Bokemeyer 5/NJG1 claimed this aircraft as a probable. North Sea 10-15 Km W Wesselbüren at 0235 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1). | |||
219 | Bojarczuk | Romauld | Starszy Sierzant pchor. Pilot | Warrant Officer | P.783111 | Born 11 January 1920 (Age 26) | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari , CV | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1946-01-18 | Vickers Warwick | lll | HG273 | RAF Chedburgh | R.A.F. Chedburgh | Aircraft was turning onto its final approach to land, but overshot the centre line. The Pilot attempted to make a flat turn to align the aircraft with the runway, but allowed the aircraft to stall, it dived into the ground and was destroyed by fire. The Pilot was killed and the other two crew members, W/O M Borek and W/O S Zurek, were injured. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in Flying Accident | , Honington (All Saints) Churchyard (Suffolk) - Suffolk, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row E Grave 12 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
220 | Bojarczuk | Romuald | St. Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 783111 | 11.01.1920 Płoskie Zamość | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) | PAF | Bomber Command | No.18 OTU | 1943-11-13 | Vickers Wellington | lll | BK448 | RAF Finningley | Flying Accident at Bircotes aerodrome, Yorkshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Survived Flying Accident. Died 18.01.1946 Honington, Suffolk, U.K. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
221 | Bojeński (Bieschke) | Józef Jan | Kapral | Aircraftman 1st Class / Leading Aircraftman | P.707554 | Born 1 December 1910 Strzyżów as Jan Bieschke (Age 35) | Poland | Cook | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 131 Wing | 1945-04-13 | RAF Nordorn | Nordhorn | Killed when German Grenade exploded. Location : Kleve, Germany. | Killed in Accident (Serving as Jozef Bojenski) (Actually Jan Bieschke) | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot XIV Row B Grave 6 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||
222 | Bojeński (born Bieschke) | Bieschke | Kapral | Aircraftman 1st Class / Leading Aircraftman | P.707554 | Born 1 December 1910 Strzyżów as Jan Bieschke (Age 35 when killed) | Poland | ACH General Duties (cook) | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 131 Wing | 1945-04-13 | RAF Nordorn | Nordhorn | Killed when German Grenade exploded. Location : Germany. | Killed in Accident (Serving as Jozef Bojenski) | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot XIV Row B Grave 6 | img src="/AircrewDeaths39-47/aircrewdeathsDBImages/reichswald.jpg" alt="" width="150"> | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
223 | Bokłażec | Mikołaj | Plutonowy | Sergeant | P.793772 | Born 24 December 1918 Brańsk – Russia (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Training Command | 27 Group | 1942-11-29 | Percival Proctor | lll | DX188 | RAF Hereford | Hereford | Aircraft crashed whilst landing at Hereford aerdrome, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Hereford Cemetery - Herefordshire, United Kingdom. Plot R C Grave 2465 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
224 | Bokroś | Jan | Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Flight Sergeant | P.794816 | 9 January 1920 (Age 24) | Poland | Radio Operator | Medal Lotniczy | 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 : North Sea / Netherlands. | Killed in Action, operational flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in North Sea off the Dutch Coast | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
225 | Bolcewicz | Henryk | Chorąży | Warrant Officer | 782241 | 12.09.1919 Petersburg – Russia | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301 Sqn Polish | 1941-11-07 | Wellington | IV | Z1277 | GR:Z | Hemswell | 18:47 | Mannheim | See archive report for details | PoW No. 24522, Stalag 357. Died 22.04.2013 Newark-on-Trent, Notts., U.K. | Archiwum Polish Database | Read Archive Report | |||||
226 | Bolesławski | Jerzy | Plutonowy | Leading Aircraftman | P.780446 | Born 25 July 1921 Garbatka Kozienice (Age 19 when killed) | Poland | Mechanic | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Training Command | No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School | 1941-07-18 | RAF Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | Killed in a Motorcycle accident, with his passenger, AC2 P Martowicz, in Sheffield Road, Newton, Nottinghamshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in a Motorcycle accident | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Polish Plot. Grave L 303 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
227 | Bolke | L C | Flight Sergeant | 1380047 | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 431Sqn RCAF | 1943-04-10 | Wellington | X | HE213 | SE-F | RAF Bourn, Yorkshire | 2315 | Frankfurt | See archive report for full details | PoW No: 42727 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus (Torun, Poland) | None - thought to have survived the war | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
228 | Bolton | T O | Flight Sergeant | Bomber Command | 49Sqn | 1945-02-08 | Lancaster | III | ME353 | EA-Q | Fulbeck | 1649 | Politz | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | ||||||||||||||
229 | Bondar | Józef | Pilot Officer | P-1068 | 08.07.1916 Trycze Belarus | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter | 303Sqn Polish | 1941-06-17 | Spitfire | II | P8641 | Circus 14 | Crash landed Northolt | Wounded | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
230 | Bondar | Józef | Porucznik | Pilot Officer | P-1068 | 08.07.1916 Trycze Belarus (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter | 303Sqn Polish | 1941-06-28 | Spitfire | II | P8346 | RAF Northolt | Circus 26 - Day bombers escorted by fighters | Shot down by Emil Bendarz during early morning, aircraft crashed near Lille | Killed | Memorial at crash site, Aubers Ridge British Cemetery, Aubers - Nord, France. Plot VI Row G Grave 2, PAF Memorial Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | Attacker Emil Bendarz Courtesy AndyBailey | Archiwum Józef Bondar |
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231 | Bondarczuk | Arkadiusz | Plutonowy | Flight Sergeant | P.793159 | Born 20 January 1917 Zdołbunów Ukraine (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 306Sqn (Polish) | 1943-09-27 | Supermarine Spitfire | Vb | EE683 | RAF Heston | Ramrod 250 | No.2 Wing encountered German Fw 190s. Aircraft crashed into the sea and Pilot drowned. Location : North Sea. 306 Squadron 1 January 1943 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost in North Sea | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
232 | Bonk | Leon Stanisław | Sierzant Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Flight Sergeant | P.792591 | Born 1 November 1919 Warszawa (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Special Duties - Bomber Command | 138Sqn (Special) | 1943-07-12 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JD155 | NF-M | RAF Tempsford | SOE. - Operation Roach 94 / Roach 92 | Took off from Tempsford on SOE Operation Roach 94 / Roach 92 - Supply drop for French Partisans - and headed for France. Crashed at 00:30 hours at Chateau d'Lillebec, St Paul-sur-Risle, Eure, France. Location : France. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Pont-Audemer Communal Cemetery - Eure, France. Row C Grave 17-18 Joint | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database JD155 | ||||||
233 | Bonkowski | Roman | Starszy Sierzant Pilot | Sergeant | P.780034 | Born 17 July 1909 Warszawa (Age 31 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych (x3) 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 | |||||
234 | Boratyński | Kajetan Ludwik | Kapitan | Flight Lieutenant | P-0615 | 22.07.1907 Gródek Nowy Sącz | Poland | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 18 OTU | 1942-06-25 | Wellington | IC | DV765 | XW-H | Bramcote | 2255 | Bremen | Emergency landing near Lollum Municipality Wonseradeel at 0500 hours. | PoW No. 2154 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Died 03.12.1980 London, U.K. | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
235 | Borchardt | Clarence F. | Staff Sergeant | 36323929 | American | Right Waist 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 | ||||||||||
236 | Borecki | Bolesław Andrzej | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.792083 | Born 18 May 1914 Lipno (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-01-22 | Vickers Wellington | IV | Z1285 | GR-S | RAF Hemswell | 17:55 | Munster | WR Chorley’s entry records that the a/c was lost through fighter activity. However, there is no evidence in the definitive Night Fighter/ Flak publications nor in the records of Polish Air Force losses that support this claim. Therefore the reason for the loss of the a/c is unknown. The bodies of the Pilot, Navigator and an Air Gunner were washed up on the Lincolnshire coast, but there was no trace of the other three members of the crew . Body not recovered until early May 1942. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost in North Sea, off the Lincolnshire Coast | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1285 | ||||
237 | Borkowski | Henryk | Porucznik | Flying Officer | P-2257 / 794893 | 10.07.1919 Toruń (Age 35 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter | 303Sqn Polish | 1944-08-18 | Spitfire | IX | EN527 | RAF Westhampnett | Ramrod 1214 | Escorting B-26 bombers; Crashed after loosing wing in a steep dive, when attacking Ammunition Dump at Beaumont-sur-Oise, near Vauroux, France | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Le Vauroux Cemetery, 8 miles from Beauvais, France. Military Plot, Grave 1 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
238 | Borkowski | Bronisław | Sierzant Mechanic | Sergeant | P.784870 | Born 9 October 1906 Randki (Age 39) | Poland | Mechanic | Brązowy Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 6317 British Air Force of Occupation CommnicationSqn | 1945-12-20 | Killed in a Motorcycle accident in Masselina (Niemcy) . Location : Germany. | Killed in a Motorcycle accident | Cloppenburg Cemetery, Germany. Grave 6 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||
239 | Borkowski | Stanisław | Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec | Sergeant | P.703153 | Born 1 January 1920 Lwów (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | No.18 OTU | 1943-05-22 | Vickers Wellington | lll | BJ656 | RAF Finningley | 12:01 | Swanbourne, Near Winslow Buckinghamshire | Took off from Finningley at 12:01 for a Cross-Crontry Flight. Aircraft broke up in the air and crashed at Swanbourne, two miles East-South-East of Winslow, Buckinghamshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Halton (St Michael) Churchyard - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot 5 War Graves Row A Grave 136 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
240 | Borodej | Mieczysław Karol | Plutonowy Pilot | Warrant Officer | 780968 | 12.09.1914 Stanisławów Ukraine | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1941-10-21 | Wellington | IV | Z1217 | GR-W | Hemswell | Bremen | Believed shot down by flak | PoW Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang. Died 22.05.1983 Wrocław, Poland | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
241 | Borowiak | Józef | Porucznik | Flight Lieutenant | P-2196 / 793935 | 10.01.1921 Kąkolewo Leszno | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-05-05 | Wellington | II | W5573 | SM-O | Lindholme | 2208 | Stuttgart | Returning to base, crash landed 4 miles NNE of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Crashed near Blyton LINCS | Survived. Died 01.12.1984 Austin, TX, USA | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
242 | Borowiak | Józef | Porucznik | Flight Lieutenant | P-2196 / 793935 | 10.01.1921 Kąkolewo Leszno | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-06-05 | Wellington | II | Z8601 | SM-M | Lindholme | 2308 | Essen | Ditched 10 miles East of Aldeburgh Suffolk UK. Rescued by HMS Campbell | Rescued. Died 01.12.1984 Austin, TX, USA | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
243 | Borowicz | Lubomir Kazimieriez | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P.0586 | Born 27 March 1914 Poznań (Age 28 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyż Walecznych (x3 - 1 posthumous) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1942-11-08 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1343 | BH-L | RAF Ingham | 18:54 | Gardening | Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark. Plot A3 Row 8 Grave 5 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
244 | Borowski | Kazimierz | Pororucznik | Flying Officer | P-0668 | 04.03.1914 Grodno Belarus | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-08-20 | Wellington | IV | Z1471 | SM-O | Hemswell | 2100 | Gardening | Hit by Flak at 700ft near the Island of Sein and ditched. It took six hours for a French fishing boat to rescue them all | PoW No. 636 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Died 23.04.2013 Auckland, New Zealand | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
245 | Borowski | Jan | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P-0250 | Born 31 May 1912 (Age 28) | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari | PAF | Fighter Command | 302Sqn (Polish) | 1940-10-18 | Hawker Hurricane | l | P3930 | WX-X | RAF Northolt | 15:06 | Scramble. Kempton Park, Sunbury, Middlesex | See archive report for further details | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 269 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
246 | Borusiewicz | Zbigniew | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.1593 | Born 1 November 1911 Stare Sioło Ukraine (Age 30 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 317Sqn (Polish) | 1942-04-28 | Supermarine Spitfire | Vb | AD361 | RAF Northolt | Circus 144 to St Omer, mid-day | Believed aircraft was lost over the English Channel, off the French Coast. Location : English Channel. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost in English Channel, off the French Coast | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
247 | Borzęcki | Stanisław Józef | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.1543 | Born 8 May 1921 Słobódka Dżuryńska Ukraine (Age 20 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1941-10-20 | Vickers Wellington | Ic | N2852 | NZ- | RAF Lindholme | 18:12 | Emden | Hit by Flak of Flakgruko II. Marine Flak Brigade (Wilhelmshaven). Crashed in North Sea North East of Mellum at 21:12. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten). Last heard sending an SOS signal. | Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in North Sea | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
248 | Borzemski | Czesław | Porucznik Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P-0947 | 22.03.1909 Tarnopol Ukraine | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter | 307Sqn Polish | 1943-08-02 | Mosquito | II | HJ700 | Instep Patrol | Returning over France he was shot down. Pulled from wreckage by German patrol and taken prisoner | PoW. Died in London and cremated at Mortlake, Interred 27.06.1984 Gliwice, Poland | Mortlake Cemetery | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
249 | Bosek | Henryk Gerwazy Jozef | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.782481 | Born 18 June 1915 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1942-01-22 | RAF Lindholme | Died of Injuries, received in a Car Accident, in St James's Hospital, Leeds, Yorkshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Died on Active Service | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Section I Row War Graves Plot Grave 306a | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||
250 | Bosek Henry Gerwazy, Droździk Karol Józef, Grom Piotr Paweł, Lach Józef, Rymkiewicz Czeslaw | Poland | PAF | Bomber Command | No.18 OTU | 1941-09-05 | Vickers Wellington | lc | X9795 | 1941-09-05 Wellington 1c X9795 18 OTU Crashed landing in fog. Flying Officer M Sukniewicz (P/0110) (Polish) buried Nuneaton Oaston Rd: killed; Flying Officer C Rymkiewiez (Polish), Flying Officer J Lach (Polish), Flying Officer S Ostaszewski (Polish), Sergeant P Grom (Polish), Sergeant K Droździk (Polish), Sergeant H Bosek (Polish): uninjured. Bosek died 5 months later in Leeds, buried Newark. | Killed on Training Flight | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database X9795 |
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