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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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701 | Frychel | Maksymilian | Plutonowy Pilot | Sergeant | P.780532 | Born 22 February 1919 Nowa Wieś Ruda Śląska (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1941-04-10 | Boulton Paul Defiant | l | N3390 | EW- | RAF Colerne (Squire Gate?) | Wireless test | Took off to test airborne wireless. On return to Colerne, their aircraft stalled on landing approach, when avoiding a collision with another machine. The Defiant spun into the ground three miles North East of Bath, killing both crew. Location : United Kingdom. 307 Squadron 10 September 1940 | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Plot 5r Service Q Sec F Grave 268 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
702 | Fuchs | Walery Stanisław | Porucznik Nawig | Flight Lieutenant | P-1551 / 783395 | Born 24 April 1919 Lwów Ukraine (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn (Polish) | 1943-11-14 | North American Mitchell | ll | FV941 | RAF Swanton Morley, East Derham | Colkirk, near Fakenham, Norfolk | Flying Accident at Colkirk, near Fakenham, Norfolk, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row Sec H Grave 320 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
703 | Fudali | Władysław | Plutonowy Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.783291 | Born 17 February 1920 Rabka Zdrój Nowy Targ (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1944-06-30 | Avro Lancaster | III | ED814 | BH-N | RAF Faldingworth | 22:18 | Vierzon | Took off from Faldingworth 22.16 30 June 1944 on an Operation to bomb railway yards at Vierzon. Shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near Beauvilliers, Loir-et-Cher, 5 km North West from Ouceques at 03.17.. Location : France. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in the Military Plot at Beauvilliers, 30 miles from Orleans, but were later moved to the Polish Field of Honour at Grainville-Langannieres, Calvados, France | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
704 | Fudała | Józef | Kapral Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.793550 | Born 17 February 1920 Zakopane (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 3Sqn | 1944-02-23 | Hawker Typhoon | EK370 | RAF Manston | Zeebrugge, Belgium | . Location : Belgium. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Adegem Canadian War Cemetery - Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III, Row Ab, Grave 12 (Originally Buried Zeebrugge Cemetery, Grave 17) | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
705 | Fugiel | Franciszek | Kapitan Obs. | Flight Lieutenant | P.1034 | Born 20 August 1904 Glinik Mariam.Gorlice (Age 37 when killed) | Poland | Observer | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-02-25 | Vickers Wellington | IV | Z1377 | GR-F | RAF Hemswell | 23:09 | Kiel | . Location : . | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Aircraft lost without trace | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z1377 | . | |||
706 | Furmaniak | Józef | Kapral Pilot | Sergeant | P.780860 | Born 26 December 1921 Jarocin Wlkp.Jarocin (Age 20 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1942-12-06 | Vickers Wellington | lV | Z1401 | BH-O | RAF Ingham | 17:02 | Manheim | Hit by 1/schw Flak Abt 369, 1 and 2/Res Flak Abt 501 and 2/lei Flak Abt 765. Crashed Boulogne at 2241 hrs | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery - Pas De Calais, France. Plot XII Row C Grave 19 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
707 | Fusiara | Ryszard | Sierzant Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.781090 | Born 13 September 1920 Płoskie. Zamość Poland (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 316Sqn (Polish) | 1944-06-11 | North American P-51d Mustang | III | FB220 | SZ-F | RAF Coltishall | Ranger | Crashed near The Hague, Netherlands - Whilst strafing the train - hit the target.. Location : Germany. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Sage War Cemetery - Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany. Plot VIII Row B Grave 12 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
708 | Fusiński | Jan Mieczysław | Porucznik | Flying Officer | P-1719 / 783398 | 29.07.1920 Gajęcice Pajęczno | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1942-04-27 | Wellington | IV | Z1276 | BH-Q | Hemswell | 2200 | Koln | Crashed near Givet France | Evader. Died 28.05.1943 Rheinberg Germany | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
709 | Fusiński | Jan Mieczysław | Porucznik Pilot | Flying Officer | P-1719 / 783398 | Born 29 July 1920 Gajęcice Pajęczno (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 307 Sqn (Polish) | 1943-05-28 (27?) | Mosquito | NF.ll | DZ758 | EW:O | RAF Fairwood Common | Night Intruder Operation - Vechta | The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 64 and the 4./leichte Flak-Abteilung 730 (Eisb.) and crashed at 01:18 hrs | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Rheinberg War Cemetery Joint gave. 17.C. 14-15 | Archiwum Polish Database | After the war their bodies were exhumed from their temporary graves and re-buried at Rheinburg. Location : Germany. Served with 300 Sqiadron. Was shot down in Wellington 27 April 1942. He evaded capture, travelled through Belgium and France before reaching Gibraltar and returning to England 25 August 1942. (His report is files in W.O. 208 / 3310 - 818 in the Public Record Office) | |||||
710 | Fuśniak | Józef | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 780945 | 10.05.1922 Warszawa | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy BEM | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1942-07-21 | Wellington | IV | Z1406 | GR-G | Hemswell | 2336 | Duisburg | Exploded in mid air when hit by flak near Wanne-Eidkel in Holland. Parts of the a/c fell on to the town of Herne | POW. Died 04.07.2017 Bexleyheath UK | Cambridge Crematorium | Further details Archiwum Polish Database Z1406 | |||||
711 | Fuśniak | Józef | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 780945 | 10.05.1922 Warszawa | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy BEM | PAF | Bomber Command | 18 OTU | 1942-01-30 | Wellington | IV | N2848 | Training | Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: On January 30, 1942, he took off for a training flight on board the Wellington I G (N2848). The rest of the crew were: instructor Cpt. pil. Czesław Kujawa and students: Second Lt. pil. Jerzy Polczyk, see obs. Tadeusz Biegański, Sgt. Jan Sadowski and Cpl. Gunner Jan Tokarzewski. During the flight, the crew was surprised by a snowstorm, which caused the pilots to lose their orientation completely. They tried unsuccessfully to follow a course to base by visual navigation. At. At 12:15, with minimal visibility, their Wellington collided with a stone wall almost two meters high on Buckden Pike Hill in Yorkshire. The plane rolled several hundred meters over the hill, crashing completely. Four airmen died on the spot, and the fifth - Sgt. Jan Sadowski - was badly injured. Fuśniak was thrown into the snow from a rear firing point detached from the hull and suffered a fracture of his left leg. Despite the great pain, he wrapped his injured companion in a parachute to protect him from cooling down. Sam went for help, leaning on a fragment of a crashed plane. For several hours he crawled behind the fox's footprints in the snow, hoping to reach a farm or other human settlement. On the way he had to overcome, among others stone walls, which, combined with the low temperature, leg injury and shock after the crash, made the journey extremely difficult. Finally, heavily chilled, he reached the village of Cray, located nearly two kilometers in a straight line from the Buckden Pike summit. He was spotted there by two people and transferred to the White Lion Inn. He was given first aid there and then an ambulance was called. Due to snowdrifts on the roads, it took some time to arrive and take the wounded gunner to Skipton General Hospital. The owners of the inn also notified the services about a second aviator waiting to be rescued in the wreckage. Due to difficult weather conditions, the search for the crashed plane was stopped and only started the next day. By that time, Sadowski had died. In 1973, thanks to his efforts, a monument was erected on Buckden Pike to commemorate the comrades killed in the crash. The monument standing there to this day consists of a cross, a fox figure and a plaque with the words: "Thanksgiving to God, the Parker family and local people and in memory of five Polish RAF airmen who died here on 31/1/42 - buried in Newark - Signed: The Survivor " Buckden Peak Memorial Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 1942-07-21 Wellington lV Z1406 GR-G 301Sqn Takeoff at 23:36 hrs for an operation to Duisburg in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Exploded in mid-air when coned by searchlights and hit by heavy Flak. Wreckage fell onto the town of Herne. Sgt Fusniak was blown from his turret (Rear Gunner) and landed by parachute near some railway tracks. Even though he was badly wounded and in shock he managed to climb aboard a coal train. Unfortunately, he was found during a search on the German-Dutch border. He spent a month in hospital before being transferred to Lamsdorf: AIR81/16578 - Crew: Flying Officer Cezary LEWICKI (P/0968), Flying Officer Boleslaw Eugeniusz PESZKOWSKI (P/1097) killed, Flying Officer Kazimierz KUCZA (P/1467), Sergeant Robert Bronislaw MALISZEWSKI (P/780393), Pilot Officer Piotr KUDERSKI (P/1724), Warrant Officer Józef Fusniak (780945): PoW Stalag 344 Lamsdorf. PoW Number 25108 Sergeant Józef Fuśniak lived in Bexleyheath near London. In 2016, he moved to a retirement home in Cambridge. He died on July 4, 2017 at the age of 95. His farewell took place at the Cambridge Crematorium. From June 30, 1945, he was married to Jessica Blaikie, they had two children. | Surviv ed. Later POW. Died 04.07.2017 Bexleyheath UK | Cambridge Crematorium | Further details Archiwum Polish Database N2848 | ||||||||
712 | Gabszewicz | Aleksander Klemens | Podpułkownik | Wing Commander | P-0163 | 06.12.1911 Szawle Lithuania | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari Class IV and Class V DSO & Bar DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Croix de Guerre (France) Order of Polonia Restituta Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge) | PAF | Fighter Command | 303Sqn Polish | Died 10.10.1983 Malvern UK. In 1992 his ashes were brought back to Poland and scattered over Warszawa and Dęblin. | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||||||
713 | Gackowski (Gachowski?) | Ludwik | Plutonowy | Sergeant | 780728 | 23.08.1918 Lwów Ukraine | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1941-01-01 | Wellington | Ic | T2517 | GR- | RAF Swinderby | 1558 | Bremen | Took off from Swinderby 15.58 on an operation to bomb Bremen. Believed to have been shot down by an intruder (Lt Rudolf Stradner, I./NJG2) and crashed 22.25 at Wellingore near RAF Station Digby, Lincolnshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
714 | Gacoń | Ignacy | Choraży | Warrant Officer | 782212 | 13.12.1918 Tarnów | Poland | Flight Engineer | Virtuti Militari Krzyz 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. Died 02.03.1998 Leicester UK | Archiwum Polish Database | Archive Report Wellington T2625 |
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715 | Gadek | Mieczysław | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | 793685 | 11.09.1915 | Poland | Air Bomber | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1942-08-24 | Wellington | IV | Z1488 | BH-W | Ingham | 2101 | Frankfurt | Claim by Hptm Wilhelm Herget 9/NJG4 - 2km South West of Marie, NNE of Laon: 6,400-400m at 0201. Crashed Marcy-sous-Marie 25km North East of Laon | PoW No: 26889 Camp:Stalag Muhlberg. Died 1968 London UK | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
716 | Gadomski | Stefan Aleksander | Plutonowy Radio Operator Strzelecelec | Sergeant | P.781695 | Born 27 February 1918 Mińsk Maz. (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Special Duties - Bomber Command | 138Sqn SOE | 1943-04-17 | Handley Page Halifax | ll | DT725 | NF-J | RAF Tempsford | Special Operations Executive (SOE)- Operation Lime 9, heading for a supply drop DZ near Moulins (Ille-et-Vilaine) 23 km SE of Rennes, France. Hit by flak on outbound leg and crashed at Ussy, France | Hit by flak on outbound leg and crashed at Ussy, France | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery - Calvados, France. Plot VI Row B Grave 5-10 | Courtesy Stefan Howard (was Gadomski) Banneville-la-Campagne, France | Archiwum Polish Database | His son Stefan Howard writes: As you know my father Stefan Gadomski was shot down on 18th April 1943 whilst on a mission to deliver agents or supplies in Normandy. His Wellington was hit by flak and crashed near the village of Ussy. I was born just 4 days earlier in Liverpool. His widow Pamela didn’t know how or where he died until many years later due we believe to the Official Secrets Act. She remarried many years later and had a daughter Wendy in 1956. Wendy actually married a Frenchman and lived west of Paris. When my mother finally learned of my father’s resting place we drove over to my sister’s house and visited Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery near Caen where he and his crew are buried. The war graves are beautifully maintained and we were very touched by the visit. I’m very proud of what my father did - to make his way, with friends, from Poland through partly occupied Europe to Portugal or Spain then to England. To join the Polish Air Force and to help in saving our country and hopefully liberating his." | ||||
717 | Gadus | Romuald | Podporucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.783651 | Born 16 February 1919 Dyneburg Latvia (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 316Sqn (Polish) | 1941-10-01 | Hawker Hurricane | Z2962 | RAF Church Stanton | Killed on Transport Flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Transport Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Taunton (St Mary's) Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Row Section G Grave 2/5353 Joint | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
718 | Gągała | Edward | Sierżant | Warrant Officer | P.793196 | Born 15 September 1915 Ułęż Ryki (Age 29 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator / Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1945-01-19 | Consolidated Liberator | KH151 | RAF Brindisi, Italy | . Location : Italy. | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bari War Cemetery, Italy. Plot XIII Row G Grave 9 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
719 | Gaik | Zygmunt Paweł | Kapral Strzelec | Flight Sergeant | P.782652 | Born 13 November 1917 Kraków (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | 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 100 Collective | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||
720 | Gajek | Wacław William | Kapral Nawig | Sergeant | P.784193 | Born 14 October 1921 Kansas City – USA (Age 21 when killed) | USA | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1942-11-08 | Bristol Beaufighter | Vlf | X8149 | EW- | RAF Exeter | 20:05 | Calibration Flight | Took off from Exeter at 20.05 for a flight to calibrate searchlight beams. Pilots were required to fly at particular heights toward a set position and earchlight operators tried to catch them in their beams. As bad weather approached, the pilot was recalled at 22.00 hours. Whilst attempting to land in very poor visability, one wing of the aircraft got caught in a tree and was torn off, the machine plunged to the ground and caught fire. Sgt Gajek died in the burning aircraft, whist the Pilot, who regained conciousness after the crash managed to force open the cockpit cover and roll clear of the flames. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Active Service, on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Exeter Higher Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Section 2k Grave 73. A volunteer of Polish Descent from America | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
721 | Gajewski | Antoni Józef | Sierzant | Sergeant | P.780790 | Born 27 February 1900 (Age 40) | Poland | Aircraftsman General Duties | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | P.S.P. Centrum Wyszkolenia Ziemnego | 1941-02-10 | RAF Blackpool | Died in Hospital. Location : United Kingdom. | Died on Active Service | Three Counties Hospital Cemetery, Stotfold, Arlesey - Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Grave 4212 | img src="/AircrewDeaths39-47/aircrewdeathsDBImages/three-counties-stotfold-uk.jpg" alt="" width="150"> | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||||
722 | Gajewski | Henryk Feliks | Plutonowy Nawig | Warrant Officer | P.781284 | Born 16 December 1918 Sięganów Łask (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1944-08-07 | De Havilland Mosquito | Xll | HK230 | EW-B | RAF Church Fenton | Intruder, Patrol - Holland | Aircraft hit by anti-aircraft fire and fell to earth in flames, South-East of Arnhem. Location : Netherlands. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Arnhem (Moscowa) General Cemetery - Gelderland, Netherlands. Grave 31 (Rozendaal Public Cemetery, Arnhem, Netherlands - Grave 31) | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
723 | Gajosiński | Jerzy | Plutonowy Mech | Corporal | P.782519 | Born 19 December 1921 Książ Wielki Miechów (Age 20 when killed) | Poland | Mechanic | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn (Polish) | 1942-04-28 | RAF Hemswell | Rauceby | Died after an operation in RAF Hospital Raunceby. Location : United Kingdom. | Died after an operation in Hospital | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row Section L Grave 308 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
724 | Galas | Mieczyslaw Kazimierz | Podporucznik Strzelec | Flight Sergeant | P.784413 | Born 5 November 1919 (Age 23) | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-05-12 | 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. Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 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 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
725 | Galewicz | Roman Marian | Kapitan | Flight Lieutenant | P-0478 | 04.07.1915 Jarosław | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3> | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-06-05 | Wellington | II | Z8601 | SM-M | Lindholme | 2308 | Essen | Ditched 10 miles East of Aldeburgh Suffolk UK. Rescued by HMS Campbell | Rescued | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
726 | Galewicz | Roman Marian | Kapitan | Flight Lieutenant | P-0478 | 04.07.1915 Jarosław | Poland | Navigator | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3> | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-06-05 | Wellington | II | W5573 | SM-O | Lindholme | 2208 | Stuttgart | Returning to base, crash landed 4 miles NNE of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Crashed near Blyton LINCS | Survived. | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
727 | Galiczyn | Stanisław | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.783260 | Born 20 November 1920 Wilno (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-07-25 | Vickers Wellington | X | HZ486 | BH-Z | RAF Ingham | 22:05 | Essen | Took off from Ingham 22.50 25 July 1943 on an Operation to bomb Essen. Shot down by flak and aircraft crashed near Asbeck, 10 km West South West of Hagen in the Eastern Ruhr. The Pilot. Sgt E Galiczyn, baled out, but his head was struck by part of the aircraft and he died shortly after reaching the ground.. Location : Germany. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row G Grave 15 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
728 | Galloway | S R | Flight Lieutenant | Bomber Command | 49Sqn | 1945-02-08 | Lancaster | III | ME353 | EA-Q | Fulbeck | 1649 | Politz | Killed | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland | ||||||||||||||
729 | Gallus | Paweł Piotr | Chorąży | Sergeant | 794124 | 28.04.1920 Szczawin Gostynin | Poland | Pilot | Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4) | PAF | Fighter Command | 302Sqn Polish | 1944-12-30 | Spitfire | IX | MK200 | Bombing | Injured | Archiwum Polish Database | Born on the 28th April 1920 in Szczawin, Poland. Died on the 10th April 2011 in Northampton. | Some details here | ||||||||
730 | Gałas | Mieczysław Kazimierz | Podporucznik | Flight Sergeant | 784113 | 05.11.1919 Poznań | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-03-13 | Wellington | II | Z8438 | SM-B | Lindholme | 1922 | 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. | Injured | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database Z8438 | ||||||
731 | Gałas | Mieczysław Kazimierz | Podporucznik | Flight Sergeant | 784113 | 05.11.1919 Poznań | Poland | Air Gunner | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1942-06-20 | Wellington | II | Z8537 | SM-Y | Lindholme | 2326 | Emden | Homebound ran short of petrol after being hit flak and with failing engines the aircraft was put down 12 miles off Spurn Head. The crew were rescued. | Rescued. Died 13.05.1943 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
732 | Gałat | Kazimierz | Podporucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P-2404 / 704073 | Born 28 March 1920 Niepołomice Wieliczka (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1944-07-25 | Avro Lancaster | III | PB252 | BH-M | RAF Faldingworth | 23:00 | Stuttgart | Took off from Faldingworth 23.00 25 July 1944 on an Operation to bomb Stuttgart. On outbound flight Lancaster collided in mid-air with RCAF Lancaster ND903 aircraft near Orleans and at 01.00 hours it was abandoned. Location : France. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Orleans Main Cemetery - Cher, France. Plot I Row B Grave 3 | Orleans Main, France | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database PB252 | Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached). | |||
733 | Gałązka | Jan | Kapral | Sergeant | P-781554 | 11.12.1919 Ktery Kutno (Age 22 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter | 302Sqn Polish | 1942-05-31 | Spitfire | Vb | BL677 | Roadstead | Killed | Polish Air Force Memorial, Northolt Middlesex United Kingdom | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
734 | Gałczyński | Zbigniew Mieczysław | Pilot Officer | P-0023 / 76863 | Age 29 - born on the 06th August 1912 Korytnica Węgrów | Poland | Observer | Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4) | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn Polish | 1941-04-15 | Wellington | Ic | R1212 | NZ-? | RAF Syerston | 1727 | Training | Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details | Injured | None - survived the war - passed away on the 08th February 1983 at Hailsham, East Sussex | Archiwum Polish Database | Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212 |
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735 | Gandor | Władysław | pororucznik | Flying Officer | P-0752 | 02.11.1912 Komorowice Bielsko-Biała | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 301Sqn Polish | 1942-08-28 | Wellington | IV | Z1491 | GR-Z | Hemswell | 2000 | Saarbrücken | Claim by Hptm Ludwig Bietmann 5/NJG1 - Between St Trond & Hasselt: 5,300m at 2303. Crashed Rummen 14km South East of Diest | PoW No. 645. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Died 1995 Macclesfield, Cheshire, U.K. | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
736 | Gandurski | Wiktor Zbigniew | Kapral Nawig | Sergeant | P.780320 | Born 26 July 1915 Jasieniec Ukraine (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1941-01-10 | Boulton Paul Defiant | l | N3401 | EW- | RAF Squires Gate | Patrol | Speke Control Centre ordered two aircraft up for an hour's patrol over Formby at a height of between 10,000 - 15,000 feet. After the aircraft took off from Squires Gate, Blackpool, the weather worsened. Over Liverpool both aircraft came under 'friendly' anti-aircraft gire and the aircraft were recalled. One aircraft (Grodzicki and Karwowski) did return, but the other aircraft crew appearred not to have heard the recall. They lost their bearings and flew South-West intead of North. Getting low on fuel they made a forced landing on a beach at Barmouth, North Wales, which was under water. The Defiant turned over and both crew, who were trapped inside drowned. Location : United Kingdom. 307 Squadron 10 September 1940 | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery - Lancashire, United Kingdom. Row Sec Bb Grave 441 . Three Defiants flew a low level flyover during the funeral as a salute to their friends | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
737 | Garbacz | Wincenty | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.781505 | Born 19 July 1916 Kiszki Janów Lub. (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn Polish | 1942-04-12 | Wellington | IC | DV437 | NZ- | Lindholme | 2127 | Essen | Crash landed near March CAMBS | Survived. Killed later in Z1088 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
738 | Garbacz | Wincenty | Kapral Strzelec | Sergeant | P.781505 | Born 19 July 1916 Kiszki Janów Lub.(Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Air Gunner | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 304Sqn (Polish) | 1942-04-27 | Vickers Wellington | IC | Z1088 | NZ- | RAF Lindholme | Koln | On the 27 April 1942 Wellington Z1088 of took off from Lindholme for an Ops Mission to Cologne and was shot down at Villiers-la-Ville 14 km East-South-East of Nivelles. Location : Belgium. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Charleroi Communal Cemetery - Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. Row V Grave 3 To 5 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||
739 | Garbatt | Tomasz Ryszard | Starszy Szeregowiec Radio Operator | Sergeant | P.704593 | Born 2 September 1919 Garson Ovary – Canada (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Radio Operator | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | No.6 OTU | 1944-05-05 | Vickers Wellington | XII | MP541 | RAF Silloth | Training | Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on training flight | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||
740 | Garczyński | Edmund | Plutonowy | Flight Sergeant | 782805 | 06.08.1918 Grudziądz | Poland | Pilot | Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn Polish | 1943-04-08 | Wellington | III | BJ609 | BH- | Training | Crash landed Corrington Lincs | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
741 | Garczyński | Edmund | Plutonowy Pilot | Flight Sergeant | P.782805 | Born 6 August 1918 Grudziądz (Age 24 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Krzyż Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-07-25 | Vickers Wellington | X | HZ486 | BH-Z | RAF Ingham | 22:05 | Essen | Took off from Ingham 22.50 25 July 1943 on an Operation to bomb Essen. Shot down by flak and aircraft crashed near Asbeck, 10 km West South West of Hagen in the Eastern Ruhr. The Pilot. Sgt E Galiczyn, baled out, but his head was struck by part of the aircraft and he died shortly after reaching the ground.. Location : Germany. | Died of Injuries received in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row G Grave 16 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
742 | Garstka | Stanisław | Sierzant | Sergeant | P.783661 | Born 19 August 1918 Wełnica Gniezno | Poland | Pilot | 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 | ||||||
743 | Garstka | Stanisław | Sierzant | Sergeant | 783661 | Born 19 August 1918 Wełnica Gniezno (Age 23 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | 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 bases 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 | ||||
744 | Gasak | Stanisław | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P.1264 | Born 15 January 1916 Chełm (Age 26 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 1454 Flight | 1942-01-26 | Douglas Havoc | AW395 | RAF Charmy Down | Box, Wiltshire | Aircraft corkscrewed to earth near Box, Wiltshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery - Somerset, United Kingdom. Plot Service 5 2 Row V Section F Grave 267 | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||||||
745 | Gąsecki | Józef Stanisław | Porucznik | Flying Officer | P-2115 / 782033 | 16.02.1919 Warszawa | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Bomber Command | 305Sqn Polish | 1943-06-21 | Wellington | X | HE347 | SM-F | Hemswell | 2315 | Krefeld | Crashed SE Antwerpen. 1943-06-22 Wellington [305Sqn Polish] air raid on Krefeld - shot down by the German night fighter over Gruenwezel, the plane fell in flames - he survived and returned to base. | Evader Killed in 1944 | PAF Memorial Northolt, Newark Cemetery (Polish Plot) | Archiwum Polish Database | |||||
746 | Gąsecki | Józef Stanisław | Porucznik Nawig | Flying Officer | P-2115 / 782033 | Born 16 February 1919 Warszawa (Age 25 when killed) | Poland | Navigator | Krzyz Walecznych Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Fighter Command | 307Sqn (Polish) | 1944-09-18 | De Havilland Mosquito | Xll | HK194 | EW-L | RAF Church Fenton | 20:01 | Operation Market Garden | Returning from Operation Market Garden two Mosquitos collided in mid-air. HK228 EW-R, flown by F/Lt Griffiths with G K Lane, was in flight at 1200 feet when it was struck by HK194 EW-L flown by F/Lt S Madej with F/O J Gasecki, which was overtaking from below and behind. HK194 crashed near Withcall Station, Withcall, Lincolnshire and the crew were killed. HK228 crash landed at Sturgate, Lincolnshire and the crew escaped seconds before the aircraft went up in flames. Location : United Kingdom. See archive report | Missing - believed killed | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Plot Row Section L Grave 326 | Courtesy Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||
747 | Gasior | Bolesław Stanisław | Kapral Pilot | Sergeant | P.780861 | Born 23 May 1922 Świeciechów Kraśnik (Age 20 when killed) | Poland | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | No.2 Air Gunners School | 1943-02-20 | Boulton Paul Defiant | L7029 | RAF Dalcross | Killed whilst on a training flight. Location : . | Killed on Training Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
748 | Gastoł | Edward | Kapral Bombardier | Flight Sergeant | P.793471 | Born 11 July 1914 Zagrodniki Węgrów (Age 29 when killed) | Poland | Bomb Aimer | Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2) | PAF | Bomber Command | 300Sqn (Polish) | 1943-10-07 | Vickers Wellington | X | HF490 | BH-O | RAF Ingham | 23:13 | Gardening - St. Nazaire | Took off from Ingham 23.13 7 October 1943 on a Gardening, mine-laying operation near St. Nazaire. Failed to return from operation. Lost without trace. Location : English Channel / France. | Killed in Action, on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in operation to St Naizaire | Polish Memorial Northolt UK | Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database HF490 | ||||
749 | Gaudyn | Józef | Porucznik Pilot Instruktor | Flying Officer | P.0921 | Born 1 March 1907 (Age 34) | Poland | Pilot - Instructor | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | 25 (P) Elementary Flying Training School | 1942-01-15 | Tiger Moth | T7747 | RAF Hucknall | . Location : United Kingdom. | Killed in Flying Accident | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Hucknall Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Row Section D Grave 5 | Archiwum Polish Database | ||||||||||
750 | Gauze | Czesław | Porucznik Pilot | Pilot Officer | P.76809 | Born 26 February 1918 Erechim – Brazil (Age 22 when killed) | Brazil | Pilot | Medal Lotniczy | PAF | Fighter Command | 605Sqn | 1940-11-15 | Hawker Hurricane | l | V6951 | UP- | RAF Croydon | Patrol | Shot down over Kent at 09:30 hrs and ditched. Location : United Kingdom. No.56 OTU; 85 Squadron 1 October 1940; 605 Squadron 26 October 1940 | Killed on Operational Flight | PAF Memorial, Northolt, Whyteleafe (St Luke) Churchyard - Surrey, United Kingdom. Plot Service Row G Grave 30 | Archiwum Polish Database |
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