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Andrew Mielnik Memorial Archiwum: Ulepszone Dane Personalne Sił Powietrznych 1940 - 1947

Archive: Enhanced Polish Air Force Personnel Data

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Dedicated to the Memory of Andrew Mielnik: 16 February 1928 - 13 March 2022
Andrew Mielnik (kontynuacja T. Krzystek) uzupełnione dane personalne PSP 1940-1947.
Histories prepared by Tadeusz Krzystek in a muti-decadal collaboration with Andrew Mielnik involving extensive contributions, corrections and amendments from him, which were further enhanced by Mr. Mielnik for 9 years after Mr. Krzystek's death in 2013 right up to his own passing in March 2022. Developed by Aircrew Remembered from Mr. Mielnik's notes into a searchable database format and further enhanced on a continuous basis by Aircrew Remembered researchers and editors. Dedicated to the memory of these dedicated researchers and chroniclers

In addition to data on Polish Air Force (PAF) personnel, extensive notes on the PAF in the UK and its organization were prepared by Mr. Krzystek with only minor contributions from Andrew Mielnik. This additional information is at listakrzystka site

Andrew Mielnik in 1944

Prawie 17 000 lotników przedostało się różnymi drogami do Wielkiej Brytanii po upadku Polski w 1939 roku. Ich ciągłym życzeniem było pomszczenie niemieckiego ataku na ich Ojczyznę i rodziny wszelkimi dostępnymi środkami. Że to zrobili z honorem i niezachwianą odwagą - każdy z nich, od urzędnika do najwyższego rangą dowódcy - jest świadectwem ich przyrzeczenia wobec Polski: Miłość żąda ofiary wyhaftowanym na Sztandarze Lotnictwa Polskiego przez zakonnice w okupowanej Polsce i przemyconym do Wielkiej Brytanii w 1941. Ta baza danych jest wynikiem pracochłonnych badań przeprowadzonych przez Andrew Mielnik w Melbourne, Australia. Teraz (2019) zapewnia tysiące uzupełnień do wielu oryginalnych danych. Uważa się zatem, że przedstawione tutaj informacje są wyczerpującym i dokładnym zestawieniem informacji o personelu, co powinno przynieść korzyści naukowcom na całym świecie. W tej bazie danych zapisujemy kluczowe dane każdego, który służył w PSP w W. Brytanii. Podaj nam dodatkowe informacje za pomocą Help Desk.

Almost 17,000 airmen made their way by various incredible means to reach the shores of Great Britain after the fall of Poland in 1939. Their abiding wish was to avenge the German assault of their homeland and families by every means at their disposal. That they did so with honour and undaunted courage - every one of them, from the office orderly to the highest ranking commander - is testament of their pledge to Poland : Love Demands Sacrifice. This pledge was embroidered on the Polish Air Force banner by nuns in occupied Poland and smuggled to Britain through war-torn Europe in 1941. In this database we record key details of every airman who served in PAF in the UK. Use the Addition button to send additional information via our Help Desk.

We sincerely pay our respects to the beautiful site niebieskaeskadra.pl which has done an outstanding job collating information on members of the Polish Air Force. We acknowledge our debt to them for some of the images in the Archiwum and for their valuable information on many grave locations. We also acknowledge our debt to the listakrzystka site for its extensive collection of various aspects of the Polish Air Force in the West.


OBJAŚNIENIA Wykaz imienny obejmuje: - Numer ewidencyjny RAF, Nazwisko i Imię; odznaczenia, Data urodzenia, Data zgonu (+ = śmiercią naturalną † = śmiercią lotnika) oraz wiek, w którym zmarł lub zginął, stopień wojskowy polski / angielski posiadany w roku 1947, specjalność lotnicza i przydział do jednostki lub dywizjonu. - Miejsce urodzenia(o ile znane) i dalsze informacje odnośnie przebiegu służby, - stacja RAF, typ samolotu i numer. – O ile zginął / zmarł - miejsce gdzie pochowany, w nawiasie numer grobu (o ile znany) odnotowany w Sekretariacie SLP – podaje dodatkowe informacje o Dowódcach Dywizjonów lub osób, które pełniły funkcję w Stowarzyszeniu Lotników Polskich, oraz dane dotyczące lotów bojowych. Symbol > wskazuje nowe informacje.

EXPLANATIONS The personnel list includes: - -. RAF registration number, Surname and Name; decorations, Date of birth, Date of death (+ = natural death † = death in service) and age in which he died or died, Polish / English military rank held in 1947, air specialty and assignment to unit or squadron. - Place of birth (if known) and further information about the service, - RAF station, type of aircraft and number. - If he died / died - a place where he is buried, in brackets the number of the grave (if known) noted in the SLP Secretariat additional information about the Commanders Squadrons or people who served as part of the Polish Airmen Association, and data on combat flights. The symbol > indicates new information.


Baza strat i incydentów sojuszniczych zawiera ponad 7000 polskich wpisów, które mogą zawierać dodatkowe informacje do podanych tutaj. The Allied Losses and Incidents database contains over 7000 Polish entries which may contain additional information to that provided here. Zobacz też/Check Allied Losses and Incidents Database

Przykładowe wyszukiwania/Example Searches: (1) 309DMR AND pilot AND virtuti (2) mechanik AND 303DM (3) Plut AND Radar (4) 1918 AND 309DMR (5) Strzelec AND 301DB

Supplementary Information in English: this material is provided by Aircrew Remembered researchers and Editors as information becomes available, with appropriate care for its provenance, but was not necessarily validated by Andrew Mielnik whilst he was alive. Responsibility for its accuracy therefore rests with Aircrew Remembered.

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1 KubacikFranciszekkpr./Sgt793053Strzelec pokładowyKrzyż Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16261916-05-09Dobroniów– RAF Talbenny-„Wellington”-R1413- lot boj. w celu patrolow. rejonu Zatoki Biskajskiej i zwalcz. niem. okrętów podw. Do bazy dotarł dwukr. sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśliwców. Samolot został zestrz. do morza. Zginęła cała załoga.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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2 Łozowicki (Lawson)Alojzy 'Lolek'sierż. /Sgt782216PilotKrzyż Walecznych (x2)

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304DB
1983+ 1915-05-24Wilno LitwaZmarł w Wallingford Berk’s UK -brak daty zgonu i dalszych informacji
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: 'Lolek' Lawson, along with his wonderful wife Pat, were treasured family friends of Stefan Pietrzak. He translated many family letters between UK and Poland, made many telephone calls for us, and accompanied us on a visit to Warszawa where he became a great friend to my uncle Ryszard (younger brother of my late father Aleksander Pietrzak VM) and his wife my beloved Aunt Jadzia. He is greatly missed. Great tales of desperate corkscrews to escape the nightfighters.

Wellington R1413 near Micklefield. On the night of 30th September / 1st October 1941 this 304 Squadron aircraft had been used on an operational flight to bomb Hamburg, on the return flight they had landed at Finningley. During the morning of the 1st October 1941 the aircraft was to be flown the five miles back to Lindholme and the second pilot (from the operational sortie) along with a number of ground-crew were on board for the short flight. No fuel was put in the aircraft before take-off. Why the aircraft was so far away from the Finningley area is not known but later the same morning the aircraft ran out of fuel, after the crew became lost. The short hop of a flight between Finningley and Lindholme would hardly be any distance at all to become lost. It is possible the pilot took the three members of ground crew for a round-about route back to Lindholme and got themselves lost in the process. The aircraft was force-landed in a large field and close to a railway line between Micklefield and Garforth. It would appear to have pretty much stayed intact and the crew escaped serious injury with one member possibly sustaining slight injuries. It remained in the field for some days before 60 M.U. recovered it, firstly it was taken up the field and nearer to Micklefield (probably so it was closer to the nearest road when the trailers became available). The aircraft was guarded in the field by a detachment of men from 70 Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment, stationed at Wetherby. The aircraft was later taken away, rebuilt and flew again. Pilot - Sgt Alojzy Lozowicki PAF (P.782216). Mechanic - Sgt Wladyslav Krzempek PAF (P.781622). Mechanic - A/C Florian Polok PAF (P.780609). Mechanic - LAC Edward Wrona PAF (P.782160). Slightly injured. On 12th / 13th April 1942 Lozowicki was flying Ops to Essen in Wellington DV437 when the aircraft was attacked by an enemy night-fighter. He took evasive and although the port engine failed the pilot was able to make a return to the UK but force-landed after the other engine overheated, he made a crash landing near March, Cambridgeshire. After the incident in April 1942 Lozowicki did not fly again with 304 Squadron and was posted to Blackpool in 1943 (which was a holding unit for aircrew). After discharge from PAF/RAF service he remained in the UK, became a British subject and changed his name to Lawson.

3 MłynarskiWładysławkpr./Sgt781558Strzelec pokładowyVirtuti Militari

9612
Krzyż Walecznych (x2)

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16261916-02-02GóryRAF Talbenny-„Wellington”- R1413- lot boj. w celu patrol. rejonu Zatoki Biskaj. i zwalcz. niem. okrętów podwod.- Do bazy dotarł dwukrotnie nadany sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśliwców. Samolot został zestrz. do morza.- Zginęła cała załoga.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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4 OleśTadeuszpor./F/OP-0367ObserwatorVirtuti Militari

9620
Krzyż Walecznych (x2)

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16321910-01-27brak danych– RAF Talbenny-„Wellington”-R1413- lot boj. w celu patrol. rejonu Zatoki Biskajskiej i zwalczania niem. okrętów podw. Do bazy dotarł dwukr. nadany sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśliwców. Samolot został zestrz. do morza. - Zginęła cała załoga.

Oleś Tadeusz, porucznik nawigator służył w PSP w 304 Dywizjonie Bombowym, nr służbowy P-0367. Kawaler VM V.kl. nr 10665 i 2xKW. Zginął 16 października 1942 roku podczas lotu patrolowego w rejonie Zatoki Biskajskiej. (dobroni.pl)
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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5 PiechowiakZygmunt Stanisławplut./Sgt792815Strzelec pokładowyKrzyż Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16221920-04-04Buk– RAF Talbenny-„Wellington”-R1413- lot boj. w celu patrol. rejonu Zatoki Biskajskiej i zwalcz. niem. okrętów podw. Do bazy dotarł dwukr. nadany sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśl. -Samolot został zestrz. do morza. Zginęła cała załoga.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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6 TargowskiStanisław Marianpor./P/OP-1073PilotVirtuti Militari

9611
DFC


Krzyż Walecznych

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16331909-12-08Kijów– RAF Talbenny-„Wellington”-R1413- lot boj. w celu patrol. rejonu Zatoki Bisk. i zwalczania niem. okrętów podw. Do bazy dotarł dwukr. nadany sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśl. Samolot został zestrz. do morza. Zginęła cała załoga.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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7 TwardochGerardplut./Sgt792266PilotVirtuti Militari

8242
Krzyż Walecznych (x3)

Medal Lotniczy

304DB
1942-10-16261916-02-11brak danych– RAF Talbenny-„Wellington”-R1413- lot boj. w celu patrol. rejonu Zatoki Biskajskiej i zwalcz. niem. okrętów podw. Do bazy dotarł dwukr. nadany sygnał SOS o atakach niem. myśl. - samolot został zestrz. do morza. Zginęła cała załoga.
Added by Stefan Pietrzak Youngs: REASON FOR LOSS:Took off at 08.25hrs on an anti-submarine sweep. During the patrol the squadron received a telegram informing them that F/O. Targowski had been awarded the DFC. Shot down by Uffz. Werner Steurich of 13/KG40 T 16.38 hrs. Read Archive Report for fuller account



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