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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
701	Frankiewicz	Mieczyslaw Józef	Kapral Bombardier	Sergeant	P.783091	Born 3 February 1920 Książ Mały Miechów (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1943-05-12	Vickers Wellington	lll	BK353			RAF Finningley		Belton, Lincolnshire	Flying Accident, Belton, Lincolnshire, 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 Section M Grave 316a	Newark UK	Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database BK353
702	Frankowski	Antoni Józef	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.783238	Born 6 July 1918 Łódź (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-08-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1386	GR-P		RAF Hemswell	21:28	Gardening	Shot down by Flak near Lorient and crashed near the target.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Lorient (Kerentrech) Communal Cemetery - Morbihan, France. Plot 62 Row E Joint Grave 6-7	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Lorient Kerentrech France	Archiwum Polish Database
703	Frankowski	Tadeusz Jan (Franks)	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	782235	02.08.1920 Jarosław	Poland	W/Op/Air/Gnr	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1942-08-27	Wellington	IV	Z1245	SM-D		RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire	2030	Kassel	Crashed near Eindhoven. . Location : Netherlands. See archive report for further details	Evaded capture	Survived the war - passed away in 13.02.1996 Blackpool, Lancs UK		Details at Archiwum Polish Database
704	Frankowski	Tadeusz Jan (Franks)	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	782235	02.08.1920 Jarosław	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1941-06-24	Wellington	Ic	W5723	SM-F		Syerston		Boulogne	Took off from Syerston. Aircraft was hit by flak over Boulogne and again from a flak ship anchoured off Calais, which damaged the port engine. On nearing Clacton, the order to bale out was given, the tail gunner landed safely on land, the rest came down in the sea and four were drowned Ditched off the coast near Clacton, Essex.	Survived. Died 13.02.1996 Blackpool, Lancs UK			Archiwum Polish Database
705	František	Josef	Podporucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	793451	Born 7 October 1914 Dolni Otaslavice Czechoslovakiaoslovakia (Age 26 when killed)	Czechoslovakiaoslovakia	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych DFM (x2) DFM and Bar	Attached PAF	Fighter Command	303Sqn (Polish)	1940-10-08	Hawker Hurricane	l	R4175	RF-R	17	RAF Northolt	900	Patrol - Battle of Britain	See archive report for further details. One of the Highest scoring pilots in the Battle of Britain	Killed	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 246		Archiwum Polish Database	Battle of Britain Ace See Archive Report	Read Archive Report
706	Frazee	Kenneth Ellsworth	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-805900	1923	American	Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	566th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-09-05	B-24	J	42-50511	RR:F		Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Karlsruhe (Mission #605), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
707	Frels	Herbert Finley	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-816453	1922	American	Pilot	DFC	USAAF	15th Air Force	831st Bomber Squadron (485th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-06-13	B-24 Gawgia Peach	H	42-52709	-		Venosa, Italy		München (Munich), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
708	Frey	Raymond Edward	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-708436	1919	American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	566th Bomber Squadron (389th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-07-07	B-24 Polyana	H	42-50374	RR:K+		Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Mainz, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
709	Fried	Alfred Józef	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	P794590	19.03.1911 Żółkiew Ukraine	Poland	Air Bomber	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	305Sqn Polish	1943-06-21	Wellington	X	HE347	SM-F		Hemswell	2315	Krefeld	Crashed SE Antwerpen. Air raid on Krefeld - shot down by the German night fighter over Gruenwezel, the plane fell in flames	PoW. Survived war. Died New Zealand unknown date			Archiwum Polish Database
710	Friedel	Leopold Marian	Kapral Strzelec Bombardier	Sergeant	P.780003	Born 4 February 1916 at Biala, Bielsko District (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF		No.10 Bombing and Gunnery School	1941-03-05	Armstrong Whitworth Whitley	lll	K7229			RAF Dumfries		Lochnarbriggs, Dumfries, Scotland	Aircraft crashed Lochnarbriggs, Scotland, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Dumfries (St Andrew's) Roman Catholic Cemetery - Dumfriesshire, United Kingdom. Plot War Graves Group Row Section A Grave 238		Archiwum Polish Database
711	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
712	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
713	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
714	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
715	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		.
716	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
717	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
718	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
719	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)
720	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
721	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
722	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
723	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
724	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
725	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
726	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."
727	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
728	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
729	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
730	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
731	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
732	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
733	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
734	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
735	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
736	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
737	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
738	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
739	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 Read Archive Report
740	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
741	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
742	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).
743	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
744	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
745	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
746	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
747	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
748	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
749	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
750	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