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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2551	Pławski	Daniel	Porucznik	Flying Officer	P-0218	01.09.1916 Petersburg – Russia	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9645 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1941-06-12	Wellington	Ic	R1348	GR-?		RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire	2307	Osnabruck	See archive report for further brief details	Survived. Later died 1942-06-06			Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
2552	Pławski	Daniel	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0218	Born 1 January 1916 Petersburg Russia (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9645 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1331	GR-C		RAF Hemswell	23:18	Essen	Claim by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - IJsselmeer East of Amsterdam at 0116	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1331	(Note: 1942-06-02 Z1331 GR-C on 2nd 1000 bomber raid to Essen atacked by a Ju88 50/60 miles east of Harwich at 03.15, believed to be Ju 88 C-6 of the 7./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands, flown by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning. No casualities.)
2553	Płodowski	Andrzej	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1346	27.11.1916 Warszawa	Poland	Air Bomber	Virtuti Militari 8302 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)											Survived war. Died 17.03.1995 Venice, FL, USA			Archiwum Polish Database
2554	Płończyński	Witold	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794959	Born 17 October 1917 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-02-20	Vickers Wellington	X	JA117	BH-F		RAF Ingham	18:12	Gardening - St Nazaire	Took off from Ingham 18.12 20 February 1944 on a Gardening, mine-laying operation off French port of St. Nazaire. Lost without trace, probably shot down over the sea.. Location : .	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,		Archiwum Polish Database
2555	Pniak	Karol 'Cognac'	Kapitan	Squadron Leader	76707	26.01.1910 Jaworzno	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4)	PAF	Fighter	306Sqn Polish	1941-07-23	Spitfire	IIb	R8465	P				Circus	Crash landed Richmond Park Surrey	Safe. Survived War Died 17.10.1980 Jaworzno, Poland			Archiwum Polish Database
2556	Pniak	Karol 'Cognac'		Pilot Officer	76707	26th January 1910	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 8995 DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4)	PAF	Fighter Command	32Sqn	1940-08-24	Hurricane	I	V6572		6	RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	1615	Patrol	See archive report for further details	Safe	Survived - died 17th October 1980 Jaworzno, Poland-		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
2557	Pniewski	Wiktor	Pułkownik	Wing Commander	P-0588	15.12.1891 Kłecko Gniezno	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 1136	PAF													Safe. Survived War Died 13.08.1974 He died in Maciejewo area. Krotoszyn Poland Age 83		1939 in Poland	Archiwum Polish Database
2558	Poddany	Czesław	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792436	26.02.1914 Poznań	Poland		Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1943-08-15	Wellington	X	HE768	BH-N		Ingham	2057	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.	PoW. Died 04.1986 Philadelphia, PA, USA			Archiwum Polish Database
2559	Podgajny	Edward	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.781595	Born 5 October 1916 Kraków (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	307Sqn (Polish)	1942-02-11	Bristol Beaufighter	llf	T3035	EW-		RAF Exeter		Training	Attempting to land at Exeter in a thick ground mist. On the third approach, the wheels of the Beaufighter clipped a tree and the machine crashed at Sowton, East of Exeter, killing both crew. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight - Flying Accident	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Exeter Higher Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. War Graves Section Zk Grave 19		Archiwum Polish Database
2560	Podgórski	Kazimierz Andrzej	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.784965	Born 22 November 1919 Kraków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari 9511 Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1331	GR-C		RAF Hemswell	23:18	Essen	Claim by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - IJsselmeer East of Amsterdam at 0116	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery - Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Lxxxv Row B Grave 12	Amsterdam New Eastern	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1331	(Note: 1942-06-02 Z1331 GR-C on 2nd 1000 bomber raid to Essen atacked by a Ju88 50/60 miles east of Harwich at 03.15, believed to be Ju 88 C-6 of the 7./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands, flown by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning. No casualities.)
2561	Podgórzak	Józef	Chorazy Strzelec	Warrant Officer	P.780012	Born 15 October 1900 Zielonka Wołomin (Age 41 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) 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
2562	Podobinski	Stanislaw	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P-1691	Born 7 July 1918 (Age 25)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	303Sqn (Polish)	1943-12-14	Supermarine Spitfire	lX	EN856	RF-B		RAF Ballyherbert	1410		See archive report for further brief details	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Jurby (St Patrick) Churchyard, Isle Of Man - Isle Of Man, United Kingdom. Grave 370		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
2563	Podsiadły	Bolesław	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.705034	Born 5 April 1923 Piłsudczyzna Ukraine (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP288	GR-		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Gerencser, Csorva, Yugoslavia. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 4		Archiwum Polish Database
2564	Podziemski	Jan	Plutonowy Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.781767	Born 26 September 1915 (Age 25)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner		PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-17	Vickers Wellington	Ic	N2840	GR-		RAF Syerston	22:58	Rotterdam	Aircraft crashed at Cowtham House Farm, Balderston, Nottinghamshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Sec I Grave 303a		Archiwum Polish Database
2565	Pogodziński	Edmund	Plutonowy Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.784557	Born 1 November 1916 Turza Wągrowiec (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-04-24	Avro Lancaster	l	LL855	BH-G		RAF Faldingworth	22:11	Karlsruhe	Aircraft shot down by a German night fighter and it crashed after exploding in mid-air.Wreckage fell 2 km from Michelstadt, Erbach, some 32km South West of Darmstadt. Claim by Ernst Schuren 3/NJG101 - 30km North East of Mannheim: 1,250m 01:28.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Michelstadt Cemetery, Erbach, Germany		Archiwum Polish Database	The Polish Armed Forces had a memorial erected at the crash site in 1947
2566	Pohoski	Jerzy Adam	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-2120 / 794766	30.05.1919 Warszawa	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 10778 Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish											Safe. Survived War Died 03.09.2008 Duncan, BC, Canada			Archiwum Polish Database
2567	Pokorniewski	Fabian Jozef	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0086	Born 4 June 1916 (Age 27)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-06-21	Vickers Wellington	X	HF591	BH-		RAF Hemswell	10:17	Heighington, ESE of Lincoln	Took off from Hemswell 10.17 21 June 1943 on an Altitude Test. Emerged from cloud in a steep dive, and crashed at 10.59 at Heighington, 4 miles East South East of Lincoln. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot M Grave 317		Archiwum Polish Database
2568	Pokrant	Longin	Starszy Szeregowiec Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.793111	Born 19 May 1915 Łódź (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-07-02	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1204	BH-V		RAF Hemswell	23:25	Bremen	The a/c was hit by Flak and crashes into the IJsselmeer on July 3 at 0030	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
2569	Pokrzywa	Rajmund Antoni	Sierżant	Sergeant	782119	Born 6 December 1915 Warszawa (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari 9296 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1942-01-10	Wellington	Ic	DV423	NZ-?		Lindholme	1741	Wilhelmshaven	The aircraft was subjected to barrage of heavy flak from two Langeoog based Marine batteries at 5,000m before being shot down. Claim by Oblt Rudolf Schoenert 5/NJG2 - Sea 17km North West of Langeoog (74154 Jaguar): 5,000m at 2215 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database DV423
2570	Pokrzywa	Rajmund Antoni	Sierżant	Sergeant	782119	06.12.1915 Warszawa	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari 9296 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1941-11-30	Wellington	Ic	X3164	NZ-		Lindholme	1638	Hamburg	Ditched 20 miles East of Great Yarmouth at 22:25 after returning on one engine. The aircraft floated for several minutes giving the crew time to get into their dinghy.	Rescued			Archiwum Polish Database
2571	Polaczek	Ernest	Plutonowy Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.780504	Born 21 September 1919 (Age 24)	Poland	Air Gunner		PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax		DP180			RAF Brindisi, Italy		Polish Supply Drop	Crashed at Jaszfenyszary, Budapest. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10		Archiwum Polish Database
2572	Polak	Edmund	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794249	Born 27 April 1912 Inowrocław (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	R1725	BH-Q		RAF Ingham	23:17	Essen	Claim 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.,		Archiwum Polish Database
2573	Polakowski	Antoni	St. Sierżant	Sergeant	782916	16.04.1917 Gudańce Lithuania	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 11482 Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish											Survived War Died 14.01.2008 Wallasey, Merseyside, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
2574	Poland	R G	Sergeant		658309						Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-03-12	Halifax	II	DT751	MP-C		Linton on Ouse	1917	Essen	Crashed WNW of Venlo	PoW died 19/1/44
2575	Poland	Dennis Albert	Sergeant		1116610	Age 22			MiD	RAFVR			1942-05-04										Killed	Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 415.			Son Of George And Nellie Poland, Of Heaton Mersey, Lancashire.
2576	Poland	Robert George	Flight Sergeant		658309	Age 27				RAFVR		26Sqn	1944-01-19										Killed	Poland, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, 3. A. 8.			Son Of George And Nellie Poland; Husband Of Kathleen Poland.
2577	Polanin	Karol Jan	Podporucznik Strzelec	Pilot Officer	P-2673 78505	Born 24 October 1920 Myślenice (Age 24)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	13 OTU	1945-03-16	De Havilland Mosquito		DZ291			RAF Finmere		Twyford, Buckinghamshire	Crashed at Twyford, Buckinghamshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Halton (St Michael) Churchyard - Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves 5 Row B Grave 155		Archiwum Polish Database
2578	Polanin	Karol Jan	Podporucznik	Pilot Officer	P-2673 78505	Born 24 October 1920 Myślenice (Age 24)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)				HF150			Haverfordwest		Training	During the course of a Leigh Light exercise, this aircraft suffered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing at RAF Haverfordwest with disastrous results. The crew are unknown but the pilot was Flight Lieutenant A A Kasprzyk and the co-pilot was Sergeant Karol Polanin. The accident report is difficult to read but the following is a transcript: EF [Engine Failure] Loss of revs on port engine. Pilot of HF150 decided to land at strange airfield, [RAF Oakington] overshot and went round again and on final landing struck unlighted a/c 615 close to midway. Co-pilot could have returned to base. CO Airfield controller to blame gave 615 green permission to cross runway should have given 150 a red when he saw him coming in to land the second time 1000 yards away. Pilot of 150 allowed his a/c to drift and did not synchronise his motors. Did not get a green to land 2nd time. CO Commanding pilot of 150 to blame AOF Pilot to blame. Discip action. A/O CinC agrees with AOC. The results of any disciplinary action are unknown, but both aircraft were destroyed in the ensuing fire.	Survived. Died later 16.03.1945 Mosquito DZ291 1945-03-16			Archiwum Polish Database
2579	Polczyk	Jerzy	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.1615	Born 14 April 1917 (Age 24)	Poland	2nd Pilot		PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1942-01-30	Vickers Wellington	lc	N2848	-G		RAF Bramcote, Warwickshire		Training	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. Sec L War Graves Plot Grave 306	Newark UK	Further details Archiwum Polish Database N2848
2580	Polesinski	Edward	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792693	05.07.1920 Żelechów Garwolin	Poland	Air Bomber	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1942-04-27	Wellington	IC	W5627	NZ-		Lindholme	2134	Koln	?	Evader. Survived war. Died 17.09.1991 Atlantic City, NJ, USA			Archiwum Polish Database
2581	Polkowski	Jerzy Henryk	Porucznik Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0438	Born 19 January 1913 Ząbkowice Dąbrowa Górn.(Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 8201 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P		RAF Tempsford		SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
2582	Polnik	Jan	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P.76792	Born 28 March 1919 Krzywcza Przemyśl (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 8202 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE (Special)	1943-05-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	DT627	NF-P		RAF Tempsford		SOE	Took off from Tempsford on Operation Leek / Catarrah 12 - dropping secret agents in Holland - and headed for Holland. Aircraft crashed into the sea off the Dutch Coast. Only four bodies were recovered. Location : Netherlands	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery - Friesland, Netherlands. Grave 98	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Terschelling, Holland	Further details at Archiwum Polish Database DT627
2583	Polom	Franciszek	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794726	Born 9 March 1914 (Age 29)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1943-03-13	Vickers Wellington	lll	BK516	BH-K		RAF Hemswell	18:43	Gardening - St Nazaire	Took off from Hemswell 18.43 13 March 1943 on a Gardening, mine laying Operation in French waters off St Nazaire. Lost without trace. Location : French Waters.	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave. Aircraft lost in French Waters off St Naizaire	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
2584	Pomietlarz	Jan	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792449	21.12.1915 Brzeszcze Oświęcim	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 11116 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Fighter Command	306Sqn Polish											Survived War Died 16.12.2012 Vancouver, BC, Canada			Archiwum Polish Database
2585	Poniatowski	Czesław	Sierżant Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.781551	Born 21 April 1915 Meklenburg – Germany (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1942-08-28	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1281	SM-Z		RAF Hemswell		Saarbrucken	Crashed at Wihogne, Belgium. Location : Belgium.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Heverlee War Cemetery - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Plot IX Row F Grave 2		Archiwum Polish Database
2586	Poniatowski	Jerzy	Podporucznik Pilot	2nd Lieutenant		Born 2 May 1913 (Age 26)	Poland	Pilot		PAF		No.7 "Wy" Front line Flight (GC II/10)	1940-06-07						Amiens		French Campaign 1940	Amiens. Location : France.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No known Grave		Archiwum Polish Database
2587	Ponulak	Władysław	Kapral Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.780197	Born 20 October 1917 Gródek Jagiell. Ukraine (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-12-06	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1337	GR-O		RAF Hemswell	17:04	Mannheim	Damaged by flak over Manheim. Over England, pilot ordered the crew to bail out. Only three crew members complied, but their parachutes drifted in a strong wind over the sea. Crashed at Bolt Head DEVON	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,		Archiwum Polish Database
2588	Poole	Louis E.	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	34402361		American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	510th Bomber Squadron (351st Bombardment Group (H))	1944-05-28	B-17 Black Magic	G	42-31721	TU-S		Polebrook (Station #110), Northamptonshire, England		Aircraft assembly plant, Dessau (Mission #376), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
2589	Popek	Mieczyslaw Edmund	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	782474	Born 30 October 1916 Siedlce (Age 27)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 8431 (Posthumous) Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School	1944-01-14	Miles Master	III	DL941		4	RAF Newton		Training	Flying Accident, Folkestone aerodrome, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Section Row O Grave 319a		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
2590	Popiel	Wojciech Stanisław	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P-2074 / 782337	27.06.1920 Puławy	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 11483 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Fighter Command	316Sqn Polish											Survived War Last known 00.11.1999 Belgium			Archiwum Polish Database
2591	Popiel-Sulima	Władysław Marian	Major	Flight Lieutenant	P-1120	24.03.1891 Zbydniów Bochnia	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 8100	PAF																Archiwum Polish Database
2592	Popko	Mieczysław Zygmunt	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	704454	13.05.1919 Kozienice	Poland	W/Op	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		6 OTU	1944-02-18	Vickers Wellington	X	HE747			RAF Silloth		Blitherless, Silloth, Cumberland	Crashed at Blitherless, Silloth, Cumberland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Survived war. Died 14.03.1982 London, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
2593	Poplawski	Aleksander	Sierzant Pilot	Sergeant	P.782471	Born 1 October 1915 (Age 25)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	607Sqn	1941-04-11	Hawker Hurricane	l	P3425	AF-		RAF Drem			. Location : United Kingdom. 607 Squadron	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Stamfordham (St Mary) Churchyard - Northumberland, United Kingdom. Plot Inar Graves Group		Archiwum Polish Database
2594	Popławski	Jerzy	Major	Squadron Leader	76751	01.10.1919 Model Gostynin	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9340 Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Fighter Command	315Sqn (Polish)						5					Survived War Died 21.06.2004 Buenos Aires, Argentina			Archiwum Polish Database
2595	Popławski	Zygmunt	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1528 / 780248	24.12.1912 Biała Podl.	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x4) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1941-06-22	Wellington	1C	R1026	GR-R		RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire	21:58	Bremen		Slightly injured. Survived War Died 08.01.2009 Nova Scotia, Canada			Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database R1026		Archive Report R1026
2596	Popowicz	Tadeusz	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.782374	Born 14 April 1911 Lwów Ukraine (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-24	Avro Lancaster	III	EE124	BH-M		RAF Faldingworth	16:12	Les Hayons	Took off from Faldingworth 16.12 24 June 1944 on an Operation to attack flying bomb site at Les Hayons, Belgium. Aircraft damaged by anti-aircraft fire on it's homward journey and flew on two engines across the North Sea, but crashed between Linwood and Lissington, South of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Sec H Grave 321		Archiwum Polish Database
2597	Porada	Franciszek Stanisław	Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.782940	Born 17 May 1915 Rzeszów (Age 26)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9392 Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-03-26	Vickers Wellington	IV	R1590	GR-H		RAF Hemswell	1955	Essen	Claim by Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld 5/NJG2 - East of IJsselmeer (43472 Salzhering): 5,200m at 2316.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery - Noord-Holland, Netherlands Plot Lxxxv Row D Grave 10	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Amsterdam New Eastern Holland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database R1590
2598	Porebski	Bolesław Władysław	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.0828	Born 29 April 1918 Bachmunt Ukraine (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1943-08-22	Vickers Wellington	Xlll	HZ576			RAF Davidstow Moor			This 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		Archiwum Polish Database
2599	Porowski	Edward	Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.784462	9 September 1918 Wojny-Krupy Wysokie Maz. (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	lll	JA683	BH:S		RAF Faldingworth	23:21	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Ofw Herbert Giesecke 3/NJG3 - 30-50km South of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:28. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Sondern, 3 km North of Radevormwald, Holland.. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row G Grave 6-7 Joint	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Reichswald Germany	Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database JA683 Loss Report JA683
2600	Porter	John Edward	Sergeant		1605175	Age 21				RAFVR		178Sqn	1944-08-14										Killed	Poland, Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1. A. 8.			Son Of Mr. And Mrs. L. W. Porter, Of Dagenham, Essex.