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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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16.01.1941 32 Squadron Hurricane I P2984 GZ:H Fg Off. Falkowski

Operation: Night Patrol

Date: 16th January 1941 (Thursday)

Unit No: 32 Squadron, Fighter Command

Type: Hurricane I

Serial: P2984

Code GZ:H

Base: RAF Middle Wallop,

Location: Hayling Island, Portsmouth, England

Pilot: Fg Off. Jan Pawel Falkowski P-0493 PAF Age 28. Survived - injured.

REASON FOR LOSS

During a night patrol engaged in combat with He-111 over Portsmouth, pilot baled out and broke his leg on hitting the ground. Fg Off. Falkowski went on to become a Wg Cdr. and survived the war. Fg Off. Falkowski was Count Jan Pawel Falkowski. No further details and invite information from others.

315 Squadron pilots in front of Spitfire VB W3896 PK:F. From left: Fg Off. Jan Falkowski, Plt Off. Francis Kornicki, Sgt. Stanislaw block, Sgt. Alexander Chudek, Sgt. Mieczyslaw Matus, Sgt. Czeslaw Marona (mechanic), Plt Off. Zygmunt Drybański. Northolt, October 1941. (Francis Kórniki collection)

Burial Details:

Also served in 315 and 303 Squadrons. Survived the war. Son of Edmund and Maria (née Kaczkowska) Fałkowski. Born his parents predeceased him in 1920. Born on the 26th June 1912 in Pohulanka, Poland. He married Mike Tanski’s grandmother and was his step grandfather. Jan passed away on the 27th July 2001 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

In 1973 he was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, and in 1996 his profile appeared on a $20 commemorative silver coin struck by the Canadian Mint.

Researched by Kelvin Youngs (Webmaster) for relatives of the pilot with thanks to Peter SIkora further information (Jul 2018). Thanks to VisCount Jan Falkowski 3rd for the information that his Grandfather (Aug 2019). Thanks to Mike Tanski for the information about Jan's marriage (Oct 2024). Additional information by Aircrew Remembered (Oct 2024).

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RS 30.10.2024 - Updated with new information

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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