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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
51	Assman	Ludwik Karol	Podporucznik Strzelec	Pilot Officer	P.1538 783390	Born 9 October 1915 Nupejdel – Czechoslovakia Republic (Age 26 when killed)	Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1942-04-05	Vickers Wellington	Ic	X9764	NZ-		RAF Lindholme	22:58	Koln	Claim by Oblt Heinrich Petersen 6/NJG1 - near Geerbetz 10km NW of St Trond (6A): 4,900m at 0228. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten)	Killed on Operational Flight	Burials took place at St Truiden on 7 April 1942. PAF Memorial, Northolt, Heverlee War Cemetery After the war - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Plot III Row E Grave 3		Archiwum Polish Database
52	Astramowicz	Teofan	Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.792784	Born 6 June 1920 Wielka Słoboda (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.18 OTU	1941-09-29	Vickers Wellington	1c	R3216			RAF Bramcote		Biteswell	Took off from Bramcote on an Evening Navigational Exercise. On returning to airfield, the aircraft was held off too high, the aircraft stalled and crashed at 21:50 at Biteswell. Sgt J Zietliewicz was injured and the rest of the crew were killed. 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 103		Archiwum Polish Database
53	Ateński	Stanisław	Kapitan	Flight Lieutenant	P-1147	01.04.1914 Warszawa	Poland	Air Observer	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1942-07-03	Wellington	IV	Z1314	GR-M		Hemswell	2312	Bremen	Aircraft was badly shot about by a night fighter near Groningen, Holland and was badly damaged in the tail, killing the rear gunner. F/O S Atenski received shell splinters in both knees and Sqn Ldr managed to evade capture for four days after the aircraft crashed 17km South East of Assen, Holland. Z1314 was attacked by the Luftwaffe ace Hptm. Helmut Lent (2) of Stab.II./NJG2 at 01.25 hrs over Westdorp/Borger south west of Assen, Holland.. Location : Netherlands.	PoW. Died 21.03.1996 Gdańsk, Poland			Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
54	Auerbach	Merle	Staff Sergeant		36760072	1925	American	Right Waist Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	861st Bomber Squadron (493rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-11-21	B-17	G	43-38107	B		Debach (Station #152), Suffolk, England		Lützkendorf, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland (Moved from Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. Moved to Wöbbelin near Ludwigslust and then to Usedom near Swinemünde).					Archive Report
55	Augustyn	Włodzimierz	Kapral Nawig	Sergeant	P.704100	Born 19 August 1921 Płock (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-08-27	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN895	GR-B		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down over Hungary making supply drops to the Campimos Forest area, near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot IV, Row D, Collective Grave 1-7	Polish War memorial Northolt UK Budapest, Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database		Bio niebieskaeskadra.pl
56	Baba	Frank Joseph	Staff Sergeant		33433789	1921	American	Engineer		USAAF	8th Air Force	733rd Bomber Squadron (453rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-16	B-24 Stinky	J	42-110138	F8: N+		Old Buckenham (Station #144), Norfolk, England		Dessau (Mission #556), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia, Germany, now Żagań in Poland					Archive Report
57	Babiacki	Stanisław	Kapral Nawig	Sergeant	P.705472	Born 16 April 1924 Łódź (Age 20 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.1662 HCU	1944-11-11	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN967			RAF Blyton	17:52	East Ferry, Lincolnshire	Took off from Blyton at 17:52 on a Night Navigational and Practice Bombing Exercise. Eight minutes later, after climbing to 3,000 feet, one of the starboard engines caught fire, and the aircraft crashed in flames at East Ferry, 8 miles South-West of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Buried 27 November 1962. Location : United Kingdom. Jewish	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section C Grave 316		Archiwum Polish Database
58	Babianski	Mieczyslaw	Podporucznik Pilot		0	Born 3 June 1918 (Age 22)	Poland	Pilot		PAF			1940-04-04								French Campaign 1940	Killed in Road Traffic Accident with Motorcycle. Location : France.	Killed in Road Traffic Accident with Motorcycle	, Versailles Cemetery, France		Archiwum Polish Database
59	Babiański	Tomasz	Porucznik	Flying Officer	P-1200	29.12.1904 Moscow – Russia	Poland	Pilot			PAF												Died 31.12.2003 London, U.K.
60	Babiarz	Jozef	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P.2732	Born 16 March 1912 Wiązownica Jarosław (Age 32 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1945-03-02	Avro Lancaster	I	NG501	BH:U		RAF Faldingworth	07:14	Cologne	See archive report for details	Killed in Action	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Field of Honour Cemetery, Lommel, Belgium. Row C, Plot 3, Grave 3	Lommel, Belgium	Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
61	Babraj	Zdzislaw	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.780935	Born 27 March 1920 Kraków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1942-04-05	Vickers Wellington	Ic	X9764	NZ-		RAF Lindholme	22:58	Koln	Claim by Oblt Heinrich Petersen 6/NJG1 - near Geerbetz 10km NW of St Trond (6A): 4,900m at 0228. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten)	Killed on Operational Flight	Burials took place at St Truiden on 7 April 1942 PAF Memorial, Northolt, Heverlee War Cemetery After the war - Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. Plot III Row E Grave 3		Archiwum Polish Database
62	Bączak	Tadeusz	Chorąży	Warrant Officer	780310	20.12.1920 Zgierz Łódź	Poland	Wireless Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF		300Sqn 1586 ESP											Died 2005 Yorkshire, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
63	Bączak (Barrington)	Tadeusz	Chorąży	Warrant Officer	780310	20.12.1920 Zgierz Łódź	Poland	W/Op	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1943-11-07	Wellington	X	LN508	BH-U		Ingham	2236	Gardening	Crash landed at Southam WARWICKS	Injured. Died 2005 Yorkshire UK			Archiwum Polish Database
64	Baczkiewicz	Egon	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P.1700	Born 20 February 1914 Izbice Rawicz (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1942-05-17	Vickers Wellington	lc	N2806			RAF Bramcote			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 whilst flying	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Section K War Graves Plot Grave 309a		Archiwum Polish Database
65	Badełek	Stefan	Plutonowy	Warrant Officer		06.03.1922 Warszawa	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1942-06-03	Wellington	IV	Z1291	BH-F		Ingham	2323	Bremen	Ditched E of gt Yarmouth NORFOLK	Died 26.10.1996 Leicester, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
66	Baderski	Zenon Sylwester	Chorąży	Warrant Officer	782133	03.01.1918 Bodzentyn Kielce	Poland	Wireless Operator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn Polish	1941-08-08	Wellington	Ic	T2625	GR-B		RAF Hemswell	2226	Hamburg	Crashed near Niuwe Schans	PoW. Post war moved to Australia			Archiwum Polish Database		Archive Report Wellington T2625
67	Badowski	Zygmunt	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793747	Born 8 November 1908 Warszawa (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	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 K Grave 321		Archiwum Polish Database
68	Bagrowski	Tadeusz (Swinka)	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.0707	Born 5 January 1917 at Bochum (Germany) (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.55 OTU	1940-12-02						RAF Aston Down			Died in Stroud Hospital following a Road Traffic Accident with a Motor-Cycle. Location : United Kingdom.	Died in Stroud Hospital following a Road Traffic Accident with a Motor-Cycle	Woodchester Priory (Church Of The Annunciation) Churchyard - Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Plot Section E Grave 60		Archiwum Polish Database
69	Baj	Władysław	Kapral uczenpilot	Leading Aircraftman	P.794400	Born 19 October 1913 Twer – Russia (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Pilot under training	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School	1943-02-05	Airspeed Oxford	l	BG174			RAF Sutton Bridge		Tollerton, Nottinghamshire	Killed at Tollerton Aerodrome, Nottinghamshire, 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 Row Section K Grave 313		Archiwum Polish Database	bajx
70	Bak	Franciszek (Bonk František)	Plutonowy R/Op	Warrant Officer	P.794777	Born 14 October 1923 Vitazovce – Slovakia (Age 21 when killed)	Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	Radio Operator Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1945-07-27	Vickers Warwick	lll	HG226	GR-D		RAF North Weald / Chedburgh	1900	Transit flight, Vienne, near Lyon, France	See Archive Report. Killed on Transport Flight, from Pomiglianco, Greece to London. The Pilot lost control of aircraft on the approach to land, when flying in bad weather. Aircraft went into a spin and crashed at Vienne, 20-30 miles South of Lyons before recovery could be made. Location : France.	Killed on Transport Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles - Bouches-Du-Rhone, France. Plot X Row A Grave 6	Mazarques Cemetery, Marseilles France	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HG226	bakx
71	Bak	Jan	Major Pilot	Flying Officer	P.76826	Born 8 October 1901 Rudnik n. Sanem Nisko (Age 40 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-01-15	Vickers Wellington	lc	Z1265	BH-K		RAF Hemswell	17:55	Hamburg	Took off from Hemswell 17.45 15 January 1942 on an operational sortie to Hamburg. On return journey aircraft suffered from severe icing and crashed at Bloms Cross Farm, two miles South of Clipstone Village, near Allerton, Nottinghamshire - due to engine failure. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Active Service, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Row Sec K Grave 306		Archiwum Polish Database	bakx
72	Bakalarski	P	Porucznik	Flying Officer	P-2643 / 782808	18.04.1913 Chobrzany Sandomierz	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge) DCM	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1942-07-26	Wellington	IV	Z1270	BH-T		Ingham	2237	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.	PoW/Escapee Died 18.11.1966 Blackpool, Lancs., U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
73	Bakas	Kazimierz Tadeusz	Sierzant Pilot	Sergeant	P.705561	Born 7 August 1914 Dębica (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Anti-Aircraft Defence	691Sqn	1945-06-08	Airspeed Oxford	l	PH145			RAF Harrowbeer			Died when aircraft hit high tension cables at 90 feet above ground level at South Brent, Devon during a height finding exercise with a Royal Naval Destroyer. The Pilot had disobeyed his orders and was carrying out unauthorised low flying. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. Section C Plot R/C Grave 10925. Buried 13 June 1945		Archiwum Polish Database
74	Bakinowski	Robert Józef	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	780661	10.11.1913 Mińsk Belarus	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Brązowy Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1945-01-16	Lancaster	I	PD257	BH-O		Faldingworth	1748	Zeitz	Crashed 10km SSW of Nordhausen	PoW. Last known residence Dęblin, Poland			Archiwum Polish Database
75	Bakun	Wacław	Podporucznik Bombardier	Flying Officer	P.2251	6 November 1919 Grodno (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer (W/Op. Air Gunner?)	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N		RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive Report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 207		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
76	Bala	Eugeniusz	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.780721	Born 14 June 1908 Łódź (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1942-03-13	Vickers Wellington	II	Z8438	SM-B		RAF Lindholme	19:22	Koln	Aircraft hit by flak. On return to airfield the aircraft overshot the runway at Lindholme and hit a building housing the Rifle Range. The aircraft caught fire, and two airmen, F/O S M Ostaszewski and Sgt M Galas, were dragged from the flames, F/O Ostaszewski died later whilst being treated in Doncaster Hospital. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Row J Grave 307	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z8438
77	Balawaider	Jan Adam	Podporucznik	Flying Officer	P-2866 / 704064	30.07.1917 Kraków	Poland	Air/Bmr	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-10-24	Halifax	III	LW617	NP-I		Tuddenham		Transit	Crashed at Lissett	Died 1980 Australia			Archiwum Polish Database
78	Balcarek	Wilhelm Andrzej	Plutonowy Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	780000	Born 4 February 1915 Jankowice Pszczyna (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	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.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost in Adriatic Sea		Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database EW275
79	Balicki	Roman	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	783422 / P.1591	Born 29 November 1919 Chełmża Toruń (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bonber Command	18 Operational Training Unit. 91 Group	1942-06-25	Vickers Wellington	lc	T2717	XW-C		RAF Bramcote, Warrickshire	22:54	Bremen	See archive report for further details and photographs	Missing - beloved killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Possibly aircraft lost at sea		Archiwum Polish Database	Born on the 29th November 1919 in Jasło, Poland. Next of kin details currently not available - are you able to assist completion of these and any other information?	Read Archive Report on this incident
80	Balon	Władysław	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.1679	Born 26 October 1920 Przeciszów Oświęcim (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	316Sqn (Polish)	1942-08-28	Supermarine Spitfire	Vb	AD313			RAF Hutton Cranswick		off Bridlington	Aircraft came down in Bridlington Bay, Yorkshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Leconfield (St Catherine) Churchyard - Yorkshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Group Row A Grave 1 (Grave 706)		Archiwum Polish Database
81	Balucki	Jozef	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.793597	Born 6 February 1918 Kraków (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-04-12	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1213	BH-H		RAF Hemswell	21:43	Essen	Took off from Hemswell 21.43 12 April 1942 on an Operation to bomb Essen. Shot down by night fighter and crashed at Boeckel, Noord Brabant, 8 km South South East of Uden, Holland.. Location : Netherlands.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot JJ Grave 45		Archiwum Polish Database
82	Banachowicz	Antoni	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.0672	Born 2 September 1918 Rakowice Kraków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot - Instructor	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.25 Elementary Flying Training School	1941-08-02	Percival P.28 Proctor	l	P6310			RAF Cranwell		Cranwell, Lincolnshire	Crashed near Cranwell, Lincolnshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Cranwell (St Andrew) Churchyard - Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves 2 Row A Grave 19		Archiwum Polish Database
83	Banasik	Tadeusz Kazimierz	Sierzant Mech Pokl.	Flight Sergeant	P.784923	Born 26 January 1919 Chlewiska Szydłowiec (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JP180	GR-A		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down in flames over Hungary making supply drops near Warsaw and all crew were killed. Location : Hungary.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Budapest War Cemetery, Hungary. Plot I Row B Grave 10 Solymar, Hungary	Polish War Memorial Northolt UK Budapest Hungary	Archiwum Polish Database		Bio 301.dyon.pl
84	Bańkowski	Piotr Ryszard	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.781177	Born 3 April 1912 Zamość (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1941-06-18	Vickers Wellington	lc	W5665	BH-M		RAF Swinderby	22.02	Bremen	Took off from Swinderby 22.02 19 June 1941 on Operation to Bremen. Shot down by a night fighter flown by Ofw Paul Gildner of 4./NJG1 near Dutch coast and crashed into the Waddenzee, near Ameland.. Location : Netherlands.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Jonkerbos War Cemetery - Gelderland, Netherlands. Plot VII Row J Grave 2 (Originally buried in Roman Catholic Cemetery at Nes)	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Jonkerbos Holland	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database W5665
85	Banys	Jan	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	P.780229	Born 26 October 1916 Golczowice Olkusz (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1945-01-02	Avro Lancaster	I	PB823	BH-T		RAF Faldingworth	15:16	Nurnberg	Took off from Faldingworth 15.16 2 January 1945 on an Operation to bomb Nurnberg. Attacked by German fighter, aircraft exploded and crashed near Laix (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Bazailles, and Ville-au-Montois, three villages 12 km East / South East of Longuyon, France. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Cimetiere de Dieuze, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Dieuze Polish Cemetery France	Archiwum Polish Database	It is thought the crew was initially buried at the French National Cemetery Pierrepont but later moved to Dieuze Polish Cemetery Archive Report PB823
86	Bar	Zbigniew	Kapral, Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.794207	Born 23 September 1921 Nowy Sącz (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Despatcher	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-09-02	Handley Page Halifax	ll	JN889	GR-P		RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply Drops	Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Sgt R Tyrol (Pilot); F/Sgt Z Bar (Despatcher); Sgt M Marynowski (Gunner) were killed; Sgt T Michalkiewicz was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; F/O J Abczynski; Sgt J Frackowiak; W/O W Sibilski evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 1944-09-02 Halifax JN889 RAF Brindisi. Shot down by a fighter over Hungary making supply drops to Reception Posts in the Radom-Kielce area. Pilot Sgt Reyhold Tyrol (780850); Despatcher F/Sgt Zbigniew Bar (794207), GunnerSgt Mieczysław Marynowski (706779) were killed; Gunner Sgt Tadeusz Michalkiewicz (706663) was wounded and was taken Prisoner. The rest; Navigator/Observer F/O J Abczyński (P-2040); FE Sgt Józef Frąckowiak (780319); W/Op W/O Władysław Sibilski (793755) evaded capture and helped by Yugoslav Partisans, were able to return to Italy. Location : Hungary. Killed commemorated at PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Probably buried close to place where they fell in Hungary		Archiwum Polish Database JN889	barx
87	Baracz	Eugeniusz Jerzy	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.781148	Born 24 December 1914 Radom (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	W/Op/Air/Gnr	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn (Polish)	1941-12-23	Vickers Wellington	II	W5374	SM-J		RAF Lindholme	17:32	Koln	Crashed at Sibbertoft, 14 miles North-North-West of Northampton, Northamptonshire. Location : United Kingdom. See Archive Report for further details	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Row Section N Grave 306		Archiwum Polish Database
88	Baran	Ludwik	Szeregowiec Mech	Aircraftman 2nd Class	P.783420	Born 4 July 1908 Wieliczka (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic		PAF			1942-09-20						?			Discharged 21 August 1942 - No longer fit for Military Service - Deterioration of Health. Died in Stanfield Sanatorium. Location : United Kingdom.	Died on Active Service	Stoke-On-Trent (Tunstall) Cemetery - Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Row Section D Dm Grave 9		Archiwum Polish Database
89	Baranowski	Franciszek	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	0	Born 4 September 1894 Miłosław Września (Age 50 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		Osrodka Zapasowego Lotnictwa	1945-01-17						RAF Blackpool			Died in No.4 Military Hospital, Ormskirk, Lancashire. Location : United Kingdom.	Died on Active Service	Ormskirk Cemetery, Grave No.5		Archiwum Polish Database
90	Baranowski	Tadeusz	St. Sierżant	Sergeant	780443	02.11.1914 Igal – Hungary	Poland (born Hungary)	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter	317Sqn Polish	1941-12-30	Spitfire	Vb	AD306					Escort bombers attacking Gneisenau Scharnhorst at Brest	Shot down	PoW emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Died 18.02.2001 Bognor Regis, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database	Operation Veracity: attack on Kriegsmarine cruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. RAF Losses: Halifax V9979 coded TL-E of 35Sqn. He crashes at Posporder, shot down by the Flak. all 7 crew members are killed. Spitfire Mk.Vb AB854 of 234Sqn shot down by Leutnant Fritz Maly of 5./JG 2. The pilot, Sergeant R. W. Joyce, is captured after making an emergency landing at Plourin. Spitfire AD306 of 317Sqn, is shot down. The pilot, Sergeant T. Baranowski, was captured after making an emergency landing at Lanrivoaré. Spitfire W3945 of 306Sqn is shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Stanislaw Zielinski, is killed. The results of the bombardments are insignificant, at least for the cruisers... But these frequent attacks will lead Hitler to organize the 'Cerberus' operation, in order to repatriate the ships to Kiel. This will be done on February 11, 1942, by forcing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais.
91	Barcicki	Jerzy	Plutonowy Podchorazy Pilot	Officer Cadet	P.783415	Born 30 September 1916 in ŁaszczówTomaszów Lub. (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		Centrum Wyszkolenia Ziemnego	1941-06-14						RAF Blackpool			Died in Lambert Military Hospital, Stirlingshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Died on Active Service	Perth (Wellshill) Cemetery - Perthshire, United Kingdom. Plot Pol Group Row (Jfd) Section B Grave 20 JT		Archiwum Polish Database
92	Barcikowski	Jozef	Porucznik Nav	Pilot Officer	P.2626	Born 6 May 1914 (Age 30)	Poland	Navigator	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1945-02-23	Avro Lancaster	I	PA161	BH-X		RAF Faldingworth	16:16	Pforzheim	Took off from Faldingworth 16.16 23 February 1945 on an Operation to bomb Daimler-Benz. Location : Germany. Crashed near Singelfingen when homebound	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Durnbach War Cemetery - Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany. Plot VIIi Row F Grave 16		Archiwum Polish Database
93	Barcikowski	Jerzy Witold	Kapral Podchorazy Pilot	Sergeant	P.703816	Born 4 June 1918 Warszawa (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Training Command	587 Flight	1944-01-31	Miles Martinet	l	EM412			RAF Weston Zoyland		Buncombe Wood	Aircraft crashed at Buncombe Wood, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Plot Service 39 Row A Sec H Grave 252		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
94	Bardecki	Antoni	Kapral Pilot	Sergeant	P.703894	Born 1 January 1920 (Age 24)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Fighter Command	316Sqn (Polish)	1944-10-02	North American P-51b Mustang	lll	FB374			RAF Coltishall			Aircraft crashed at St Catfield, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Cambridge City Cemetery - Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Grave 15927		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
95	Bargielowski	Jakub	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	794457	25.07.1921 Garbów Lublin	Polkand		Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Brązowy Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x4) DFM	PAF	Fighter	303Sqn Polish						5					Died 22.02.2010 Sydney, NSW, Australia			Archiwum Polish Database
96	Barndt	Elmer Joseph	Staff Sergeant		13193913	1925	American	Left Waist Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	789th Bomber Squadron (467th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-14	B-24 Miss Judy	H	42-52507	6A:N		Rackheath (Station #145), Norfolk, England		Cologne (Köln) (Mission #119), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
97	Barszcz	Adam (Barsh)	Sierżant	Sergeant	782795	26.07.1918 Wiszniów Hrubieszów	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	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. 26891 Stalag Luft 4 Sagan & Belaria			Archiwum Polish Database
98	Barszczewski	Henryk Ludwig	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.704595	Born 22 September 1923 in Warsawa (Age 20)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.2 Air Gunners School	1944-03-27	Miles Martinet	T.T.l	JN66	-G		RAF Dalcross		Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland	Aircraft crashed at Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Petty Parish Churchyard - Invernesshire, United Kingdom. Row Section D Se Ext Grave 13		Archiwum Polish Database
99	Barteczko	Michał	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.780722	Born 10 September 1916 Sienna Żywiec (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	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
100	Bartkowiak	Zenon Stefan Teofil	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	781307	20.11.1921 Pleszew	Poland	Pilot	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Srebrny Krzyz Zaslugi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Fighter	303Sqn Polish	1944-05-22	Spitfire	Vb	EN836	RF-T				Ramrod 909	Hit by flak above Douai. Abandoned near Merville	Evaded	Auchel, France	Auchel, France	Archiwum Polish Database	Engine out of order, Pilot Sergeant Zenon Bartkowiak evacuated by parachute. Arrived on the ground after being targeted by fire from German soldiers on the ground, he managed with the help of French resistance fighters to escape capture. He also joined the ranks of the Resistance under the alias of Charles 'Charly' Armiger, before joining 303 Sqn until the end of WW2. Bartkowiak then made his life in France, in Pas-de-Calais, where he opened a café. He died in 2002. Bartkowiak on left