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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	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3351	Żurakowski	Tadeusz	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P-1893 793384	Born 4 June 1913 (Age 30)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	3Sqn	1944-05-27	Hawker Tempest	V	JN736	JF-?	RAF Newchurch	PM	Shipping Recce	See archive report for further details	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave. Lost in sea flying between Ostend - Dieppe		Archiwum Polish Database	Roland Beamont 'My Part Of The Sky'	Read Archive Report
3352	Żurakowski	Janusz	Pilot Officer		76715	Born: 12.09.1914 in Ryżawka Poland (now Ukraine)	Poland	Pilot	VM V kl., 3xKW, ML	PAF	Fighter Command	234Sqn	1940-08-24	Spitfire	I	N3239				Patrol	Crashed Isle of Wight	Safe			Archiwum Polish Database
3353	Zurawski	Antoni	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793909	Born 16 January 1892 (Age 49)	Poland	Pilot		PAF			1941-12-09	Hawker Hurricane	llb	BD932		Takoradi		Nigeria	Ferry Flight. Location : Nigeria.	Killed on Transport Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Maiduguri Cemetery, Nigeria. Grave 5		Archiwum Polish Database
3354	Żurawski	Witold	Major	S/Ldr	76798	05.11.1911 Petersburg – Russia	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1941-07-25	Wellington	Ic	R1178	BH-L	Hemswell	2259	Hamburg	Returning home ditched 9 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk. All crew rescued. No RNLI report.	Rescued. Died 19.01.1945			Archiwum Polish Database
3355	Żurawski	Witold	Major Nawig	Squadron Leader	P.76798	Born 5 November 1911 Petersburg Russia (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF		301Sqn (Polish)	1945-01-19	Consolidated Liberator		KH151		RAF Brindisi, Italy			. Location : Italy.	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost off Brindisi		Archiwum Polish Database
3356	Żuwała	Zbigniew	Starszy Szeregowiec Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.780720	Born 25 July 1941 Kraków (Age 19 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-07-24	Vickers Wellington	Ic	X9620	NZ-	RAF Lindholme	23:05	Emden	Crashed at Opperdoes, Netherlands. Location : Netherlands.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rotterdam, Hook of Holland General Cemetery - Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Plot Call Row G Grave 1		Archiwum Polish Database
3357	Zwiewka	Bronisław Roman	Chorazy	Warrant Officer	794036	01.10.1917Świecie	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1941-12-16	Wellington	II	Z8427	SM-W	Lindholme	1759	Oostende	At 21:15 the a/c was in the landing circuit at Lindholme when the a/c flew into the ground near Crowtree Farm, Hatfield Chase. An incorrectly set altimeter was found to blame, the pilot thought he was five hundred feet higher than he actually was.	Survived. Died 21.04.1991 Liverpool UK			Archiwum Polish Database
3358	Zwoliński	Ryszard (Roman)	Kapitan Pilot	Squadron Leader	P.1357	Born 11 September 1909 Radomsko (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	307Sqn (Polish)	1944-08-07	De Havilland Mosquito	Xll	HK230	EW-B	RAF Church Fenton		Patrol - Holland	Aircraft hit by anti-aircraft fire and fell to earth in flames, South-East of Arnhem. Location : Netherlands. A' Flight Commander	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Arnhem (Moscowa) General Cemetery - Gelderland, Netherlands. Grave 30 (Rozendaal Public Cemetery, Arnhem, Netherlands - Grave 30)		Archiwum Polish Database
3359	Zwolski	Jan	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.781199	Born 1 October 1912 Koprzywnica Sandomierz (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1941-04-29	Vickers Wellington	I	L4297		RAF Bramcote		Training Flight	Took off from Bramcote on a Night Circuit Training but flew into trees and crashed at Weston Hall, Bulkington, on the South-Eastern outskirts of Bedworth, Warwickshire at 01:09 hrs. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Nuneaton (Oaston Road) Cemetery - Warwickshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Row Section H Grave Collective 100		Archiwum Polish Database
3360	Zych	Stanislaw	Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.781185	Born 22 January 1916 (Age 29)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	316Sqn (Polish)	1945-02-21	North American P-51d Mustang	III	FB150	SZ-R	RAF Andrews Field		Rodeo 416	See archive report for further details Location : Germany.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Becklingen War Cemetery - Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot III Row D Grave 5		Archiwum Polish Database
3361	Zych	Jan	Chorazy uzbr.	Warrant Officer	P.783613	Born 27 November 1896 (Age 49)	Poland	0		PAF		?	1946-11-26								Died in R.A.F. Hospital, Ely. Location : United Kingdom.	Died	Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 466		Archiwum Polish Database
3362	Zygarlicki	Leon	Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	783200	Born 28 June 1919 (Age 24)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	303Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-17	Supermarine Spitfire	Vb	BM407	RF-Z	RAF Horne	1130	Beach Patrol	See archive report for further details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bayeux War Cemetery - Calvados, France. Plot II Row G Grave 21		Archiwum Polish Database	From Belzec, Poland	Read Archive Report
3363	Zygmund	Egon Stanislaw	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.2684	Born 17 February 1919 (Age 25)	Poland	Pilot		PAF	Fighter Command	306Sqn (Polish)	1944-07-29	North American P-51d Mustang	III	FB241		RAF Brenzett		Patrol	Hastings, Sussex. Location : English Channel. 306 Squadron 1 June 1944	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in English Channel, off Hastings, Sussex		Archiwum Polish Database
3364	Zygmuntowicz	Ryszard	Kapitan	Flying Officer	P.0291	Born 2 January 1916 (Age 26)	Poland	Pilot	DFC	PAF	Special Duties - Bomber Command	138Sqn SOE	1942-04-21	Halifax	II	V9976	NF-	RAF Tempsford		Operation WHISKEY/PICKAXE to Austria.	The a/c hit hill on N side of the “Blauberge ” mountain S of Wildbad Kreuth, Bavaria S of Munich on way to DZ in dense fog.	Killed on Operational Flight	Initially buried at Kreuth. PAF Memorial Panel 81, Durnbach War Cemetery - Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Coll Grave 9 H 20-24		Archiwum Polish Database
3365	Zykow	Mikołaj	Sierzant Pilot	Sergeant	P.782065	Born 6 December 1908 (Age 32 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) 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.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Sage War Cemetery - Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot III Row F Grave 13	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	Archiwum Polish Database
3366	Zylberberg	Mieczyslaw	Kapral	Aircraftman 2nd Class	P.?	Born 16 October 1914 (Age 29)	Poland	0		PAF		No.2 Polish Corps	1944-01-04					Palestine		Ramleh, Palestine	Died in Ramleh Hospital, Palestine. Location : Palestine.	Died on Active Service	,		Archiwum Polish Database
3367	Żywicki	Juliusz Jan Stefan	Podporucznik Nawig	Pilot Officer	P.2535 / 704288	Born 10 January 1920 (Age 24)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1944-02-23	Vickers Wellington	lll	BK156		RAF Finningley		Navigation Exercise	Drowned in sea, off shore at Workington, Cumberland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 1944-02-23 Wellington lll BK156 18 OTU. Took off 1715 29 Jan 1943 from Kirmington on an evening navigation training flight. Outbound the starboard engine failed and while trying to land at Colerne the Wellington overshot the runway and crashed 2120 into a field 1 mile S of the airfield. A fire broke out in the starboard engine, which was feathered. Shortly afterwards the port engine became problematic and a decision was made to make a controlled ditching. Crashed onto a slag bank on the shorline at Workington in an effort to get as close to shore as possible, to save lives. All survived except the navigator, Juliusz Jan Stefan Żywicki Age 24 who drowned. Buried Newark. Crew: Mieczysław Grabowski, Witold Cander, Włodzimierz Koryćko i Stanisław Sarachman	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Sec J Grave 320a	Polish Mdemorial Northolt UK Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database BK156
3368	Zywina	John	Flying Officer		J/28684	Poland	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-05-31	Halifax	V	LL419	NF-V	Tempsford	01:41	SOE	Shot down by a He219 of the 3./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database