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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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3101 | Węgrzyn | Henryk | Sierżant | Sergeant | 781192 | 16.04.1915 Borzęta Myślenice (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | W/Op | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1940-12-28 | Wellington | Ic | R1035 | BH-A | Swinderby | 1625 | To bomb refinery in Antwerp | Crashed 1 mile WSW of base during landing at 21:24 | Died of Injuries. 29.12.1940 Newark-on-Trent, Notts., U.K. | PAF Memorial Northolt, Newark | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3102 | Wegrzynski | Mieczyslaw Marian | Sergeant | P2850/703842 | Poland | Bomb Aimer | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1944-06-11 | Lancaster | I | LM141 | BH:D | RAF Faldingworth | 11:24 | Gelsenkirchen | Heavily shot up by flak in the target area and the pilot gave on order to bale out. Entire crew managed successfully to parachute from the burning aircraft and soon all of them were taken prisoner by German soldiers. | PoW No. 1267, Stalag Luft 7 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
3103 | Weiler | Norman H | Flying Officer | J18604 | Canada | AG | RCAF | Bomber Command | 405Sqn RCAF | 1943-04-30 | Halifax | II | DT741 | LQ-P | Gransden Lodge | .0008. | Essen | Hit by flak and Nightfighter of II / NJG-1 -. Crashed Oosterhout | PoW Poland | Paradie Archive Database | Lincoln Journal Star, 1945-05-22 | BBC Article |
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3104 | Weinz | Edward | Sierzant Radio Operator | Warrant Officer | P.782398 | Born 16 September 1906 (Age 37) | Poland | Radio Operator | Virtuti Militari 8515 Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-09-13 | Consolidated Liberator | lV | KH101 | RAF Brindisi, Italy | Warsaw supply drop | Madaras, Hungary. Location : Hungary. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot III Row C Grave 1-6 | Budapest, Hungary | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database KH101 | |||||||
3105 | Weiss | Adam O | Porucznik | Warrant Officer | 780096 | 12.09.1913 Brzeźnica Wadowice | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1941-06-29 | Wellington | Ic | R1373 | GR-L | Swinderby | 2135 | Bremen | Took off from Swinderby 21:35. Location : Germany. | PoW. Died 09.02.2005 Newark-on-Trent, Notts. | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3106 | Wensley | H H | Sergeant | 548014 | Bomber Command | 12Sqn | 1943-04-28 | Lancaster | I | ED325 | PH-J | Wickenby | Gardening | Lost target area | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | |||||||||||||
3107 | Werner | Stanislaw | Kapral Pilot | Sergeant | P.782668 | Born 26 April 1919 (Age 24) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-05-13 | Vickers Wellington | X | HE295 | BH-P | RAF Hemswell | 00:29 | Duisburg | Took off from Hemswell 00.29 13 May 1943 on a Operation to Duisburg. Lost without trace. Probably shot down by a German fighter over the sea. 1943-05-13 Wellington HE295 BH-P. Take off 00:29 RAF Helmswell Attack on Duisberg. Shot down by night fighter Unteroffizier Georg Kraft of the 12./NJG 1 in Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen airfield. Crew: Pilot Sgt. S. Werner P782668, Navigator F/O. R. Tabaczynski P0368, Bomb aimer Sgt. H. Szymanowicz P794517, W/Op/A/G Sgt. H.W. Lercel P794322. A/G P/O. M. Galas P784413. All lost without trace. 56% moon | Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | 34 Course, 12 Service Flying Training School SFTS, Grantham 1941-11-10 Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
3108 | Werschner | Ludwik | Kapral Pilot | Sergeant | P.783227 | Born 12 April 1917 Lwów Ukraine (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1942-11-19 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1496 | RAF Hemswell | 16:20 | Gardening | . Location : . | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3109 | Werts | Orville W. | Sergeant | 36476037 | 1923 | American | Left Waist Gunner | USAAF | 8th Air Force | 369th Bomber Squadron (306th Bombardment Group (H)) | 1944-02-08 | B-17 Zamro | G | 42-97365 | WW-Z | Thurleigh (Station #111), Bedfordshire, England | Bohlen, Germany | See Archive report for details | PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland | Archive Report | |||||||||
3110 | Wesolowski | Marian Jan | Kapitan Pilot | Squadron Leader | P.0603 | Born 25 August 1913 (Age 28) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 308Sqn (Polish) | 1942-01-09 | Supermarine Spitfire | lla | P8206 | RAF Woodvale, Cheshire | Training Flight | Killed in a mid-air collision with another aircraft during a training flight over Woodvale. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight - Flying Accident | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Formby (Our Lady Of Compassion) Roman Catholic Churchyard - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Plot GA, Grave 15 JT | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3111 | Wesolowski | Zygmunt | Plutonowy Strzelec | Sergeant | P.794279 | Born 18 December 1914 (Age 27) | Poland | Air Gunner | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-07-05 | Vickers Wellington | R1850 | GR-G | RAF Hemswell | Bremen | Died of Wounds in Norfolk and Norwich Hospital 6 July 1942, which had been received in Action 2/3 July 1942 when aircraft was badly crippled by a night fighter. Pilot, Sgt W Niezrecki had great difficulty in keeping the bomber level, but made a good belly landing at Swanton Morley, Norfolk. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot Section O War Graves Plot Grave 310 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3112 | Wesołowski | Andrzej | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 703146 | 17.11.1916 Młynek Aleksandrów Kuj. | Poland | W/Op | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | 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 27.04.2016 Mansfield, U.K. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
3113 | Wesołowski | Zygmunt Andrzej | Porucznik | Flight Lieutenant | P-1779 | 30.11.1906 Stanisławów Ukraine | Poland | Air/Bmr | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge) | 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 27th February 1974, age 68 Gliwice, Poland | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3114 | Wesson | R E | Flight Lieutenant | AFM | Bomber Command | 619Sqn | 1944-01-05 | Lancaster | III | ED977 | PG-A | Woodhall Spa | .0018. | Stettin | Crashed in target area | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | ||||||||||||
3115 | Westgate | Robert John | Pilot Officer | J/15812 | Age 20 | Canada | W/Op/Air/Gnr | RCAF | Bomber Command | 97Sqn (Straits Settlements) | 1942-07-11 | Lancaster | I | R5696 | OF-H | RAF Woodhall Spa | 1642 | Danzig | Shot down by Anti Aircraft fire | Killed | Marlbork Commonwealth War Cemetery (Poland) Coll. grave 3. B. 12-14. | Paradie Archive Database | Read Archive Report | ||||||
3116 | Weyers | Wojciech Marian Jerzy | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P-2079 | Born 22 April 1920 (Age 22) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 306Sqn (Polish) | 1943-02-02 | Supermarine Spitfire | lX | BS404 | UZ-A | RAF Northolt | Training Flight | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 356 | | Archiwum Polish Database | From Krakow, Poland | |||||
3117 | Weyna | Zygmunt | Porucznik | Flight Lieutenant | P-2682 / 782673 | 16.04.1920 Gorzyczki Kościan | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x3) | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1945-01-19 | Consolidated Liberator | KH151 | RAF Brindisi, Italy | . Location : Italy. | Survived war. Died 16.05.2016 Santa Barbara, CA, USA | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
3118 | Whitacre | Charles E. | 2nd Lieutenant | Pilot Officer | O-761779 | 1913 | American | Co-Pilot | USAAF | 8th Air Force | 789th Bomber Squadron (467th Bombardment Group (H) | 1944-08-05 | B-24 | H | 41-29363 | 6A:B | Rackheath (Station #145), Norfolk, England | Braunschweig-Waggum, Germany | See Archive report for details | PoW, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan in Lower Silesia now Żagań, Poland | Archive Report | ||||||||
3119 | Wianecki | Tadeusz Stanislaw | Kapitan Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P.0072 | Born 23 March 1906 (Age 38) | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari 9138 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) | PAF | Bomber Command | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-12-29 | Handley Page Halifax | UL187 | RAF Brindisi, Italy | . Location : Czechoslovakiaoslovakiaoslovakia. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7 | Polish Memorial Northolt UK Prague War Cemetery, Czechoslovakiaoslovakia Republic. Plot II Row B Grave 1-7 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3120 | Wicherek | Stanisław | Flight Sergeant | 782278 | 16 November 1911 Rosko Czarnkow Poland | Ground Crew (Electrician) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-05-02 | Wellington | II | Z8645 | SM-Q | Airtest | The pilot elected to force land close to the A1 road at Forest Farm near to the village of Walshford at 1430 after the port engine developed a severe vibration and the starboard engine caught fire while those on board were giving it an air test. | Injured. Admitted to York Military Hospital for treatment Died 1 September 1991 Blackpool Lancashire | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||
3121 | Wichrowski | Bernard | Plutonowy Bombardier | Flight Sergeant | P.794153 | Born 22 March 1923 Płutowo Chełmno (Age 21 when killed) | Poland | Bomb Aimer | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) 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 | ||||||||
3122 | Wicks | Walter Frederick | Flight Sergeant | 1432836 | 21 December 1921 at Stow, Suffolk | British | Navigator | RAFVR | Middle East Command | 148Sqn RAF | 1944-07-03 | Halifax | II | JP179 | FS-P | RAF Brindisi, Italy | 20:28 | Secret mission, South Poland | Shot down by enemy fighter. Crashed near Zombor (Sombor) Hungary | PoW No. 536 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg - L7 | Read Archive Report | ||||||||
3123 | Widacki | Kazimierz | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P-2708 | Born 3 February 1921 (Age 23) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Bomber Command | 1586 Special Duties Flight SOE | 1944-08-28 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | JP295 | FS-P | RAF Brindisi, Italy | SOE Supply Drops | Vanished without trace whilst making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw. Aircraft is presumed to have been lost in Adriatic Sea. After the War the remnants of an Unidentified Halifax ll were found in Branica, near Tarnow, which, according to local residents, crashed there at the end of August / beginning of September 1944, killing its crew. Jerzy B Cynk, in 'The PAF at War' states that this Halifax wreck is almost certainly JP295 as it is the only Polish Halifax unaccounted for. He also says that 'confusing contemporary reports from the Polish Underground linked the Branica wreckage with Liberator EW275, brought down in nearby Olszyny, ten nights earlier. Location : Poland / Hungary / Adriatic. | Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275 | |||||||
3124 | Widanka | Stefan | Kapitan Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P.0553 | Born 31 March 1907 Zgórsko Sandomierz (Age 36 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1943-08-13 | Vickers Wellington | Xlll | HZ638 | RAF Davidstow Moor | Believed shot down by fighter over Bay of Biscay | Killed on Operational Flight. Believed shot down by fighter over Bay of Biscay | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Presumed Drowned / Lost at Sea | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3125 | Widawski | Antoni | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P.1632 | Born 27 January 1911 (Age 33) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1944-09-24 | De Havilland Mosquito | Vl | PZ302 | RAF Lasham | Killed in mid-air collision with Mosquito LR262 at Lasham, Alton, 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 Section N Grave 326 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
3126 | Widziszewski | Mieczyslaw Antoni | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P-1695 | Born 17 April 1920 (Age 22) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 602Sqn | 1942-12-29 | Supermarine Spitfire | Vb | BM310 | RAF Perranporth | Training exercise | See archive report | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Southport (Duke Street) Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Section S1 Grave 213 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3127 | Więcek | Marian | Sierżant | Flt Sgt | 781909 | 06.08.1922 Kobyla Góra Ostrów Wlkp | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1943-08-02 | Wellington | X | HE807 | BH-O | Ingham | 2342 | Hamburg | Force landed SE Worksop | Injured | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3128 | Wieckowski | Edward | Major Pilot | Squadron Leader | P.0573 | Born 4 April 1899 (Age 41) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | 1941-02-21 | . Location : United Kingdom. | Died on Active Service | , Hylton (Castletown) Cemetery - Durham, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Row 1 Sec D Grave 728 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||||
3129 | Więckowski | Norbert | Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy | Sergeant | P.793480 | Born 20 October 1918 Piotrków Tryb. (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Flight Engineer | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1945-03-02 | Avro Lancaster | I | PB854 | BH-I | RAF Faldingworth | 07:01 | Cologne | One of 13 Lancasters which took off from Faldingworth 07.10 2 March 1945 on a daylight operation by some 800 aircraft to bomb German troop and armour concentrations at Cologne. Shot down by by anti-aircraft fire. Location : Belgium. | Died in Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Field of Honour Cemetery, Lommel, Belgium | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3130 | Wieczorek | Cezary | Kapitan Nawig | Flying Officer | P.0040 | Born 31 October 1909 Lechlin Wągrowiec (Age 31 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1941-05-27 | Vickers Wellington | Ic | R1392 | NZ-N | RAF Syerston | 22:57 | Boulogne | Aircraft took off from Syerston at 22:57. Hit by flak in the port engine and later aircraft crashed at Darwell Hole, one mile south of Brightling, Sussex. Sgt Drozdz baled out either over the target or over the sea. The two survivors parachuted over Kent, Sgt Joesfiak was taken to a Hospital a Tonbridge. Location : English Channel. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Section O Grave 300 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3131 | Wieczorek | Zygmunt | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P.1431 | Born 27 November 1907 (Age 34) | Poland | Navigator | PAF | Bomber Command | 18 OTU | 1942-06-25 | Wellington | lc | T2612 | XW-H | Bramcote | 2250 | Bremen | Claim by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - near Andijk North West of Enkhuizen at 0237 | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bergen General Cemetery - Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Plot I Row C Grave 21 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3132 | Wieden | Franciszek | Pulkownik Pilot | Group Captain | P.1484 | Born 6 February 1891 (Age 53) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | P.S.P. | 1944-09-30 | RAF Blackpool | Died at Victoria Hospital, Blackpool. Location : United Kingdom. | Died on Active Service | Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Sec Bb Grave 500 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||
3133 | Wiejski | Jan | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P-0873 | Born 21 June 1915 (Age 27) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 308Sqn (Polish) | 1943-02-03 | Supermarine Spitfire | Vb | AD549 | ZF-? | RAF Northolt | 1615 | Circus 258 | See Archive report for further details | Missing - believed killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3134 | Wielgus | Stanisław | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P.0244 | Born 17 November 1912 (Age 28) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 308Sqn (Polish) | 1941-07-12 | Supermarine Spitfire | Iia | P7888 | RAF Northolt | Circus 46 | Shot down by a German fighter near the English Coast; his body was recovered from the sea 13 July 1941. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 312 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3135 | Wieliczko | Kazimierz Zygmunt | Porucznik | Flying Officer | P-0341 | 25.02.1915 Parafianów Belarus | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy George Medal | 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 | Killed | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3136 | Wieliczko | Kazimierz Zygmont | Porucznik Nawig Pilot | Flying Officer | P.0341 | Born 25 February 1915 (Age 27) | Poland | Navigator / Pilot | GM | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1942-06-02 | Vickers Wellington | II | Z8583 | SM-Z | RAF Lindholme | 23:55 | Essen | Crashed at Swanston Morley, Billingford, Norfolk. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Section O Grave 309 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3137 | Wielondek | Jerzy Waclaw | Porucznik Pilot | Flight Lieutenant | P.1918 | Born 22 February 1914 (Age 31) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | 45 Transport Group, RAF Ferry Command | 1945-04-16 | De Havilland Mosquito | KA986 | R.C.A.F. Dorval, Canada | Atlantic Ocean | Ferry Flight from Dorval, Canada to Prestwick, Scotland. Location : Atlantic. | Killed on Transport Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost in Atlantic Ocean | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
3138 | Wieprzkowicz | Stanislaw | Plutonowy Pilot | Sergeant | P.784740 | Born 30 July 1915 (Age 26) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 306Sqn (Polish) | 1941-09-16 | Supermarine Spitfire | Vb | AB993S | RAF Northolt | Sweep | . Location : . 306 Squadron 28 October 1940 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3139 | Wieraszka (Wiraszka) | Władysław | Plutonowy Pilot | Sergeant | P.783363 | Born 25 May 1919 Borek Kozienice (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1942-05-03 | Vickers Wellington | II | Z8406 | SM-G | RAF Lindholme | 22:56 | Hamburg | The aircraft was intercepted by Leutnant Karl-Heinz Völlkopf of the 5./NJG 2, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110. Lost without trace. Probably aircraft lost at sea. Location : North Sea W of Vlieland, Friesland | Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably lost over North Sea | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3140 | Wierchowicz | Jan | Plutonowy Pilot | Sergeant | P.794984 | Born 1 April 1918 Sebastianowo Śrem (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 303Sqn (Polish) | 1944-11-01 | Supermarine Spitfire | lX | MH910 | G | RAF Coltishall | Ranger - Fighter intrusion, Holland | Shot down by FW 190 near Hague. Location : Netherlands. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery - Noord-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Lxix Row A Grave 2 Coll | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
3141 | Wiernusz | Wladyslaw | Kapral / Plutonowy | Corporal | P.794741 | Born 23 April 1909 in Posada Rymanowska, Sanok District. Arrived from the Argentine to serve in the PAF (Age 35) | Poland | PAF | 1944-08-06 | . Location : United Kingdom. Discharged from Air Force before his death | Died after being discharged from Air Force | , Glasgow (Cardonald) Cemetery - Glasgow, United Kingdom. Plot War Grave Row Section E Grave Joint 80 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||||||||
3142 | Wierzbicki | Jerzy Aleksander | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P.1047 | Born 24 December 1909 Rzeczków Skierniewice (Age 32 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1942-09-10 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1258 | BH-N | RAF Ingham | 20:29 | D | Took off from Ingham 20.29 10 September 1942 on Operation to D. Crashed Oud Beijerland Netherlands | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Ll Row 2 Grave 22 | Archiwum Polish Database | Takeoff at 20:29 hrs local time for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany. Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter, presumably a Ju 88 C-6 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield (NJG 2). | ||||
3143 | Wierzejski | Aleksander Stanislaw | Kapral Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.704243 | Born 21 August 1922 (Age 22) | Poland | Pilot | PAF | Fighter Command | 308Sqn (Polish) | 1944-12-06 | Supermarine Spitfire | IX | ML170 | B.61 Advanced Landing Ground (St Denis Westrem) Belgium, RAF | Combat Sortie | Aircraft suffered engine trouble during a combat sortie. Hit high ground near Leer and was killed. Location : . | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
3144 | Wijtyk | Michał Włodzimierz | Plutonowy Strzelec | Flight Sergeant | P.784189 | Born 17 July 1916 (Age 27 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1944-04-24 | Avro Lancaster | lll | LM486 | BH-C | RAF Faldingworth | 22:09 | Karlsruhe | Took off from Faldingworth 22.09 24 April 1944 on an Operation to bomb Karlsruhe. Claim by Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Stab IV/NJG1 - Sea 10km West of Vlissingen (LG 35): 5,700m - 5,800m at 02:40. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Further details at Archiwum Polish Database LM486 | ||||
3145 | Wike | C J G | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 57Sqn | 1944-01-05 | Lancaster | III | JB541 | DX-A | Wickenby | 2359 | Stettin | Crashed target area | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | |||||||||||||
3146 | Wilczyński | Zenon | Plutonowy | Sergeant | P.781183 | Born 19 April 1914 (Age 28 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1942-10-13 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1250 | BH-K | Ingham | 1839 | Kiel | Lost without trace. Probable claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - Sea 35km North West of Texel (Salzhering): 3,600m at 2349 hrs | Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
3147 | Wilk | Bronisław | Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy | Sergeant | P.780026 | Born 8 July 1916 Opoczno (Age 28 when killed) | Poland | Flight Engineer | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x3) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1945-02-02 | Avro Lancaster | I | ME744 | BH-P | RAF Faldingworth | 21:04 | Wiesbaden | Took off from Faldingworth 21.04 2 February 1945 on an Operation to bomb Wiesbaden . Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over target and crashed in a wooded area near Rambach, in the north east suburbs of Wiesbaden. Location : Germany. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Durnbach War Cemetery - Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Plot V Row F Grave 20 To 21 | Polish Memorial Northolt UK Durnbach Germany | Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database ME744 | ||||
3148 | Williams | R E | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 630Sqn | 1944-08-16 | Lancaster | I | LL972 | LE-T | East Kirkby | 2057 | Stettin | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | ||||||||||||||
3149 | Williams | Eric Ernest | Pilot Officer | 1164660 / 117664 | Bomb Aimer | MC | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1942-12-17 | Stirling | I | BK620 | AA-A | Newmarket | 1807 | Fallersleben | Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam | PoW, Oflag XXIB Schubin/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Escapee from Stalag Luft 3 | Plt Off Williams evaded capture for three days, but was eventually caught and sent to Oflag XXIB at Schubin in Poland. There he quickly formed a friendship with Lt Michael Codner MC who spoke French, and together they planned and executed an escape through a tunnel. However, they were quickly recaptured and, as punishment, sent to Stalag Luft III. This where the idea of the “Wooden Horse by Williams and Codner became a reality. The were joined by Fg Off Oliver Philpot MC DFC and managed to escape Stalag Luft III on 23 Oct 1943 and with the help of the Danish Resistance were repatriated via Sweden to the UK on 29 Dec 1943. When he returned Plt Off Williams was awarded the MC. He wrote the book ”The Wooden Horse” about his experiences in 1949. Peter Butterworth (Actor Carry On Films) was an inmate at Stalag Luft 3 and was one of the prisoners who vaulted “The Wooden Horse” | |||||||||
3150 | Williams | D G | Pilot Officer | Bomber Command | 83Sqn | 1942-06-11 | Lancaster | I | R5621 | OL-R | Scampton | 2216 | Gardening | Exploded near target area | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland |
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