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No. 306 SQUADRON LOSSES AND ACCIDENTS. Compiled by Wilhelm Ratuszynski

25-Oct-40. Hawker Hurricane L1717. Sgt K. Waskiewicz.
Church Fenton. Belly-landed during a training flight. Pilot safe.

13-Nov-40. Hawker Hurricane V6950 UZ-T. P/O B. Bielkiewicz.
Damaged by a return fire of He111 and force-landed near Coventry. Pilot safe.

22-Nov-40. Hawker Hurricane V6949. S/Ldr T. Rolski.
Sustained 60 % damage during landing on an unsuitable airfield.

26-Nov-40. Hawker Hurricane V7533. S/Ldr D. Scott.
Lost in a mid air collision over Ternhill with Avro Anson. Pilot injured.

27-Nov-40. Hawker Hurricane L1717. P/O A. Pietruszka.
Pilot bailed out with minor injuries after a/c engine caught fire during training flight.

8-Dec-40. Hawker Hurricane P3938. P/O K. Rutkowski.
Force-landed after a/c engine caught fire - written off. Pilot sustained serious burns.

24-Dec-40. Hawker Hurricane V6992. F/Lt H. W. Tennant KAS.
Crashed in a thick fog near Ternhill.

13-Feb-41. Hawker Hurricane V6946 UZ-Q. Sgt W. Jasinski.
Crashed during landing at Ternhill, following a night patrol. Pilot injured.
Hawker Hurricane V3069 UZ-Y. P/O B. Bielkiewicz. KAS
Undershot Ternhill following a night patrol.

19-May-41. Hawker Hurricane Z3154 UZ-H. F/Lt W. Nowak.
Damaged during force-landing near Ewhurst due to engine failure. Pilot sustained minor injuries.
                    Hawker Hurricane Z2456 UZ-W. F/O J. Czapiewski. KIA
Shot down by enemy fighters (Bf109s) during a patrol over Maidstone.
                    Hawker Hurricane Z2965 UZ-K. Sgt B. Kroczynski.
Shot down by enemy fighters during a patrol over Maidstone. Baled out with serious injuries.
                    Hawker Hurricane Z3065 UZ-B. P/O K. Rutkowski.
Shot down by enemy fighters during a patrol over Maidstone. Baled out with minor injuries.

28-Jun-41. Hawker Hurricane AP516 UZ-X. P/O J. Zulikowski.
Shot down by Bf109 over France during Circus 26. Evaded capture and returned to England.

19-Jul-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8338 UZ-G. P/O K. Rutkowski.
A/c written off after landing at RAF Northolt following Circus 51. Pilot safe.

23- Jul-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8334 UZ-E. F/O J. Kosmowski. KIA
Shot down by enemy fighter over France near St. Omer.
                   Supermarine Spitfire II P8416 UZ-R. F/O J. Maras. KIA
As above.
                   Supermarine Spitfire II P8465 UZ-P. P/O K. Pniak.
Force-landed following a fight with Bf109. Pilot injured. A/c written off.
                   Supermarine Spitfire II P8247 UZ-F. F/Lt W. Nowak.
Pilot baled out over the channel with serious burns. Rescued.
                   Supermarine Spitfire II P8587 UZ-Z. Sgt S. Zieba.
After force-landing with shot up instruments at Manston, a/c was rammed by Spitfire of 242 Sqn. 60 % damage.

24-Jul-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8549 UZ-K. F/O S. Skalski.
Sustained 30 % damage during mid landing at RAF Redhill before Circus operation over France.

14-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8466 UZ-Z. S/Ldr J. Zaremba. KIA
Shot down by a fighter over Booltezeele, France during escort mission.
Supermarine Spitfire II P8473 UZ-P. F/O W. Choms. KIA
Shot down by an enemy fighter near St. Omer.
Supermarine Spitfire II P8462 UZ-M. Sgt S. Zieba. KIA
Shot down by a fighter over St. Omer. Seriously injured and taken prisoner, pilot died 10 days later.

Wreck of Sgt Zieba's Spitfire (via Thomas Rajkowski)

16-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8524 UZ-A. Sgt A. Franczak. POW
Shot down by a fighter over France during Circus 74.

19-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8526 UZ-E. Sgt T. Zawistowski.
Shot up in a fight over France (Circus 82), a/c sustained farther damage during a force-landing at Eastcote. Pilot safe.

29-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8507 UZ-Z. S/Ldr J. Slonski-Ostoja. KIA
Shot down by a Bf109 over Hazebrouck during Circus 88.

31-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire II P8501 UZ-J. F/Lt S. Zielinski.
Lost a canopy over the channel while leading the squadron on Circus 90. Returned safely.

11-Sep-41. Supermarine Spitfire V W3724 UZ-P. Sgt T. Zawistowski. KAS
Lost in a mid-air collision over Ruiship-Lido with UZ-O during a training flight.
Supermarine Spitfire V W3764 UZ-O. Sgt S. Slowikowski.
Damaged in a above mentioned accident. Pilot safe, managed to land the a/c.

16-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire V AB993 UZ-S. Sgt S. Wieprzkowicz. KIA
Shot down by a Bf109 near St. Omer during a Fighter Sweep.

17-Aug-41. Supermarine Spitfire V ? ?. P/O C. Daszuta. POW
Shot down by a fighter during Circus 95.

5-Dec-41. Supermarine Spitfire V P7749 UZ-B. Sgt O. Pudrycki. KAS
Crashed in adverse weather during a training flight near Squires Gate.

30-Dec-42. Supermarine Spitfire V W3945 UZ-H. F/Lt S. Zielinski. KIA
Shot down by a fighter near Brest during operation "Veracity".

9-Feb-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AA872 UZ-S. F/Lt S. Skalski.
Collided with a fuel browser and damaged during taxing at Bolt Head following a non-operational flight.

25-Mar-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AA859 UZ-Z. F/O R. Malczewski.
Crashed near Bold Head when unit met adverse weather conditions upon returning from Circus 117. A/c written off.

26-Mar-42. Supermarine Spitfire V W3827 UZ-P. F/Lt K. Rutkowski.
With injuries pilot baled out following engine failure during a routine patrol near Church Stanton.

14-Apr-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AA860 UZ-M. F/Sgt J. Smigielski.
Belly-landed at Tangmere (refueling) during Circus 123. A/c 40 % damaged.
Supermarine Spitfire V AB182 UZ-W. S/Ldr A. Wczelik. KIA
Shot down by a Bf109 over the channel during Circus 123.
Supermarine Spitfire V AA919 UZ-J. F/O E. Jankowski. KIA
Shot down by a Bf109 some 5 miles North of Caen. Same operation.

26-Apr-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AD304 UZ-G. F/O A. Flisnik. KIA
Shot down by a FW190 during a Rodeo operation over France.

1-May-42. Supermarine Spitfire V R6776 UZ-Y.
Bombed and written off after a German attack on Bolt Head where the 306 Flight was at readiness.

26-Jun-42. Supermarine Spitfire V BL532 UZ-L. F/O S. Kedzierski.
Returning from Circus 195, a/c veered off the runway at Northolt. A/c written off, pilot injured.

30-Jun-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AA847 UZ-V. Sgt W. Jasinski.
Damaged during landing on the unprepared airstrip at Croydon. Pilot safe.
Supermarine Spitfire V BM568 UZ-H. F/O W. Walendowski.
As above.

30-Jul-42. Supermarine Spitfire V BL733 UZ-D. F/O R. Pentz. POW
Damaged by flak force-landed returning from Rodeo over France. See picture below.

(via Laurent d'Hondt)

19-Aug-42. Supermarine Spitfire V AD591 UZ-M. Sgt S. Czachla.
Ran out of fuel returning from patrol over Dieppe (Jubilee) and crash-landed at residential area of Northolt. Pilot injured.

Although his Spitfire damaged few houses in a row, Sgt Czachla escaped that crash with only minor injuries.
(via Jerry Scutts)

Supermarine Spitfire V BM424 UZ-S. P/O E. Lamdsman. POW
Shot down by FW190 near Dieppe.

22-Aug-42. Supermarine Spitfire V EN826 UZ-C. S/Ldr T. Czerwinski. KIA
                    Supermarine Spitfire V AR381 UZ-R. F/O W. Szyszkowski. KIA
                    Supermarine Spitfire V R6904 UZ-D. Sgt Z. Horn. KIA
                    Supermarine Spitfire V R6770 UZ-V. F/Sgt B. Kroczynski. POW
All shot down by flak during Rhubarb over St. Omer. See picture below.

(via Thomas Rajkowski)

9-Oct-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS443 UZ-O. Sgt M. Kordasiewicz. KIA
Damaged in fight with German fighters during an escort mission, crashed at Sholden near Deal.

21-Oct-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS452UZ-K. S/Ldr K. Rutkowski.
Mistakenly not refueled at mid landing (Harrowbeer, return from Circus 228), was force-landed at Northolt. A/c 70% damage. Pilot injured.

8-Nov-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS432 UZ-C. Sgt Z. Rozworski. KIA
Probably shot down by flak over crossing the French coast while returning from Circus 235.

18-Nov-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS438 UZ-N. P/O W. Benoit. KIA
Flew into a balloon barrage at Woolwich (London) while returning from the operation over France.

30-Nov-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS431.
Damaged during servicing when unsecured a/c taxied by itself into a hangar wall. A/c sustained 20 % damage.

31-Dec-42. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS455 UZ-B. F/Lt J. Gil. KIA
Shot down by enemy fighter over the channel during a Fighter Sweep near Le Touquet.
Supermarine Spitfire IX EN125 UZ-R. P/O L. Kosmowski. KIA
As above.

4-Apr-44. North American Mustang III FX881. F/Lt W. Szajda. KAS
Force-landed as engine quit on take-off from Aston Down. A/c caught fire and burned down with the pilot trapped inside.

21-Apr-44. North American Mustang III FB100 UZ-P. Sgt K. Osielaniec. KAS
Undershot Coolham.

30-May-44. North American Mustang III ? ?. F/O C. Oberdak. MIA
Damaged by flak force-landed near Zwolle (Holland). Pilot first evaded capture, then his proceedings are unknown.

7-Jun-44. North American Mustang III FZ189 UZ-S. F/Lt B. Geca. KIA
Destroyed by explosion of its own bomb hit by Bf109 over Blangyie-Ghâmeati (Normandy).
North American Mustang III FB139 UZ-R. P/O L. Laszkiewicz. POW
Damaged by enemy fighter force-landed behind the front line.
North American Mustang III FZ156 UZ-M. S/Ldr S. Lapka.
Shot down by enemy fighter. Pilot baled out and evaded capture.

8-Jun-44. North American Mustang III FZ197 UZ-W. F/Lt R. Budrewicz.
Shot down by flak during Ramrod 982. Baled out and returned safely to the unit.

10-Jun-44. North American Mustang III FX994 UZ-N. F/Lt E. Tomanek.
Damaged by flak force-landed on Allied side in Normandy. Pilot safe returned to the unit.

21-Jun-44. North American Mustang III FZ144 UZ-F. F/Sgt W. Mrozowski.
Shot down by flak during Ramrod 1027. Pilot baled out safely and evaded capture.

23-Jun-44. North American Mustang III FX970 UZ-C. S/Ldr J. Marciniak. KIA
Shot down over Dreux by FW190.
                   North American Mustang III FZ163 UZ-X. F/Lt R. Budrewicz. POW
As above.
                   North American Mustang III FX873 UZ-T. F/Lt E. Tomanek. POW
As above.
                  North American Mustang III FB196 UZ-Q. F/Sgt K. Michalkiewicz.
As above. Baled out safely and evaded capture.
                  North American Mustang III FB168 UZ-H. F/Lt W. Potocki.
As above. Damaged by FW190 force-landed and returned safely to the unit.

29-Jul-44. North American Mustang III FB241 UZ-Q. P/O E. Zygmund. KIA
Shot down by own AA near Hastings (Sussex) during V-1 chase.

18-Aug-44. North American Mustang III FB206 UZ-M. P/O F. Migos. KIA
Collided in mid-air with a Spitfire (Sqn. 130) intruding 306 formation over Brenzett. Both a/c were lost.

5-Sep-44. North American Mustang III FB358 UZ-C. P/O J. Smigielski.
Damaged by flak during Ramrod 1260. Returned safely.

17-Sep-44. North American Mustang III FB350 UZ-P. F/Sgt E. Dowgalski.
Damaged by flak over Holland force-landed at Manston. Pilot injured.

22-Sep-44. North American Mustang III HB871 UZ-E. F/Sgt W. Krupa.
Crashed on take-off from Friston. Pilot sustained serious burns.

27-Sep-44. North American Mustang III FZ196 UZ-D. F/Sgt T. Koloszczyk. KIA
Due to engine failure crashed in Holland during Ramrod 1297.

14-Oct-44. North American Mustang III FB347 UZ-T. F/O C. Gierycz.
Overshot Brenzett. A/c sustained 30 % damage. Pilot safe.

18-Oct-44. North American Mustang III FB380 UZ-F. W/O S. Rudowski.
Damaged by flak force-landed at Grimbergen (B60) in Holland. Pilot safe.

5-Nov-44. North American Mustang III FX987 UZ-R. P/O L. Grzybowski.
Damaged by flak force-landed at Coulommiers (A58) in Holland. Pilot safe.