1941 |
6
Feb
Vickers
Wellington no.
R1014.
For unknown reasons crashed soon after take off at Statian Farm
near Bleasby. Killed were: Sgt Cymborski, Sgt Jonczyk, Sgt Tofin
and Sgt Lichota.
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15
Apr Vickers
Wellington no.
R1212. Lost during a training
flight. Lost one engine during landing run and crashed at the
edge of Flintham Woods. F/O Galczynski and Sgt Ananowski were
seriously wounded. Sgt Jarosz suffered minor injuries. Killed
were F/O Christman, Sgt Berger and Sgt Pietruszewski.
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6
May
Vickers Wellington no. R1443. Shot down by a night
fighter. Mission to bomb Le Havre. The whole crew lost: P/O Sym,
P/O Sobieralski, P/O Duchnicki, Sgt Hampel, Sgt Bialek
and Sgt Zolnowski.
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28
May
Vickers
Wellington no.
R1392. Damaged by flak while
returning from bombing Boulogne. The a/c crashed at Darwell
Hole.
The crew bale out. Lost in the channel were: F/O Wieczorek,
P/O Waroczewski, P/O Kuszczynski and Sgt Drozdz.
Sgt Jozefiak and Sgt Nilski safe.
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25
Jul Vickers
Wellington no.
X9620. Lost
during the raid on Emden. Shot down by flak over Opperdoes,
Holland. The hole crew perished:
F/O Karczewski, F/O Rzepa, F/O Musial, Sgt Salamon, Sgt Zuwala and Sgt Witkowski.
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20
Oct
Vickers
Wellington no.
N2852. Hit by flak while
returning from bombing Emden. The crew signaled its position at
20:49 p.m. and ditch SE Helgoland. The rescue mission failed.
Lost were: F/O Gisman, P/O Borzecki, Sgt Klimiuk,
Sgt Plis, Sgt Adamik and Sgt Zykow.
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26
Oct
Vickers
Wellington no.
W5720.
The
a/c ditched near the English coast after being damaged by flak
over Hamburg. After 18 hours the crew was rescued, except F/O Stenocki.
Safe were: F/O Ladro, P/O T. Skarzynski, P/O Sokolowski,
P/O Assman and Sgt Krzywon.
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8
Nov
Vickers
Wellington no.
R1215.
After
bombing Manheim, the a/c lost its fuel and the pilot decided to
land at St. Trond, between Liege and Louvain (Belgium), where
the Luftwaffe unit of Me109 fighters stationed. After
burning the documents and maps, the crew was taken prisoners:
F/Lt Mondschein (later executed after the escape from the
notorious Stalag Luft III), F/O Blicharz, P/O Rekszyc,
Sgt Jaworoszuk, Sgt M. Lewandowski and Sgt Krawiecki.
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16
Dec
Vickers
Wellington no.
R1064. For unknown reasons the
a/c crashed at sea, what was witnessed by other crews. Mission
to bomb Ostende. Lost were: S/Ldr Blazejewski, F/O Kamlacz,
F/O Szczodrowski, Sgt Suwalski, Sgt Rutkowski
and Sgt Golabek. Four bodies were recovered.
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1942 |
10 Jan
Vickers
Wellington no. DV423. Damaged
by flak, the a/c ditch on its way to bomb Wilhelmshaven. The
whole crew perished: F/O Klewicz, P/O Zajac, P/O Maczynski,
Sgt Pokrzywa, Sgt Garstka and Sgt Strzyzewski.
Vickers
Wellington no. Z1082. Same target. Probably
shot down by a fighter. The
whole crew perished: F/O Kurek, Sgt Obiorek, Sgt
A. Sankowski, Sgt Kwiecien, Sgt Patek and Sgt Rogowski.
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6
Apr
Vickers
Wellington no. X9764. Shot
down by a night fighter near Geetbetz,
Belgium, while on its way to bomb targets in Germany. Whole crew
perished: F/O Natkanski, P/O Assman, P/O Osadzinski,
P/O Ziemianski, Sgt Babraj and Sgt Grajnert.
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11
Apr Vickers
Wellington no. R1230. On
its way to bomb Essen a/c damaged by flak near Kesset. The crew
baled out. Except Sgt J. Janik who was killed, the rest
of the crew became POW:
F/O Piwowarek, Sgt Solecki, Sgt Moszynski,
Sgt Walukiewicz and Sgt Klus.
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13
Apr Vickers
Wellington no. X9687. On
its way to bomb Essen, shot down by flak. The crew bale out. P/O Misiakiewicz, F/Sgt Graczyk, Sgt Bratkowski, Sgt
Niewolski and Sgt Broda became
POW. Killed was F/Lt Mlynarski.
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24
Apr Vickers
Wellington no. X9829. Shot
down by a night fighter near the estuary of the River Ems, 4 km from
Manslagt. Raid on Rostock. The whole crew perished: F/Lt Wojcik, F/O Kwak, F/O Zieleniewski,
P/O Dzierzbicki, Sgt Wozniak and Sgt W. Jankowski.
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28
Apr Vickers
Wellington no. Z1088. Since
it took off to bomb Cologne, no radio contact was obtained.
Probably shot down near Villens-la-Ville (Belgium). The whole crew perished: F/Lt E. Kowalski, F/O Szczurowski, F/Sgt Pieczynski, Sgt
Garbacz and Sgt Ferenc.
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26
Jun
Vickers
Wellington no. DV441. Shot
down over sea by a fighter during raid on Bremen. The whole
crew perished: P/O Kramin, Sgt Kuc, Sgt Kamyszek,
Sgt Wojas, Sgt
Dydziul and Sgt Talach. Only the body of Sgt
Dydziul was found.
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3
Jul Vickers
Wellington no. HZ575. Probably
shot down during sea patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Lost were:
F/O Nowak, F/O Blachowski, Sgt Strek, Sgt Fedak,
Sgt Pilat and Sgt Szuigin.
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12
Aug Vickers
Wellington no. HX384. Failed
to take off for the sea patrol from Dale. The whole crew
perished: F/Lt Maslanka, F/O Siuzdak, Sgt Omieliaszko,
Sgt Modrzewski, Sgt Wojtowicz and Sgt Drozdziok.
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20
Aug Vickers
Wellington no. Z1172. Took
off from RAF Dale for a training flight. For unknown reasons
crashed at sea near Angiesey. Killed were: F/O Wasilewski,
P/O A. Zielinski, Sgt Jamb, Sgt Tycholis,
Sgt Ruszel and Sgt Gramiak.
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15
Oct Vickers
Wellington no. R1704. For
unknown reasons crashed during a low-level training flight over
the sea near Ramsey Island. Killed were: F/O Sierakowski
and F/O Schultz. No other crew were on board.
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16
Oct Vickers
Wellington no. R1413. Shot
down by German fighters on a sea patrol over the Bay of Biscay.
The whole crew perished: F/O Targowski, F/O Oles, Sgt Mlynarski.
Sgt Piechowiak, Sgt Twardoch and Sgt Kubacik.
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20
Oct Vickers
Wellington no.
N2852. Hit by flak while
returning from bombing Emden. The crew signaled its position at
20:49 p.m. and ditch SE Helgoland. The rescue mission failed.
Lost were: F/O Gisman, P/O Borzecki, Sgt Klimiuk,
Sgt Plis, Sgt Adamik and Sgt Zykow.
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1
Nov Vickers
Wellington no. R1716. Probably
shot down by a fighter on a sea patrol over the Bay of Biscay.
The whole crew perished: F/Lt Skorobohaty, F/Lt Szkuta (Alojzy Szkuta was earlier in 301 Sqn, and shot down
over Germany, baled out and evaded capture), F/O Wodzinski, Sgt Rogala-Sobieszczanski
and Sgt Sasal.
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1943 |
3
Jul Vickers
Wellington no. HZ575. Shot down by German
fighters 40 miles NW of Brest. The whole crew perished: F/O M. Nowak,
F/O Blachowski, Sgt Szulgin, Sgt Strek, Sgt
Pilat and Sgt Fedak.
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26
Jul Vickers
Wellington no. HZ640. Shot down by fighters
over the bay of Biscay. The whole crew perished: F/Lt Rolinski,
F/Lt Jagiello, F/O Kulicki, Sgt Zawilinski, Sgt Zagorowski and Sgt Ehrlich.
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29
Jul Vickers
Wellington no. HE576. While returning to Davidstow Moor
from a sea patrol over the bay of Biscay, crashed approaching
the runway due to engine failure. Killed were S/Ldr Rodziewicz
and F/Lt Z. Janicki. F/Lt Kolodziejski and Sgt Jozwiak
suffered minor injuries. Sgt Matlak and Sgt Zentar
were safe.
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13
Aug Vickers
Wellington no. HZ638. Shot down by a fighter
during a sea patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Lost were: F/Lt Widanka,
P/O Kielan, Sgt Pastwa, Sgt Dangel, Sgt Gorka
and Sgt Czarnecki.
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22
Aug
Vickers
Wellington no. HZ576. Lost over the Bay of
Biscay. At 4:00 p.m. the last radio signal was received.
Probably shot down by a fighter. The whole crew perished: F/O Matuszewski,
F/O Porebski, F/Sgt Walkiewicz, F/Sgt Wojnilowicz,
Sgt Gawlik and Sgt Szczepaniak.
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21
Dec Vickers
Wellington no. HF208. While
returning from U-Boat patrol over the Sea of Biscay, probably
struck by lightning the a/c went down in flames near Brandon,
Nor. Ireland. The whole crew perished: F/Sgt Adamowicz,
Sgt Kuflik, Sgt Pietrzak, Sgt Kowalewicz,
Sgt Lugowski and Sgt Czerniawski.
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1944 |
14
Jan Vickers
Wellington no. HF198. For
unknown reasons a/c went down during a training flight between
Predannack and the Candignan Bay. The sea claimed: F/Lt Chomka,
F/Lt Ciechanowski,
F/O
Nowacki, F/Sgt Krzywon and Sgt Druciak.
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7
Apr
Vickers
Wellington no. HF121. While
on a sea patrol over the Bay of Biscay, the crew sent the SOS
signal at 1:23 p.m. Probably shot down by a fighter. The whole
crew perished: F/O Stanczykiewicz, F/Sgt Marton, Sgt Janicki, Sgt Sankowski
Sgt Kolodziej and Sgt Franczak.
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11
Apr Vickers
Wellington no. A188. During a sea patrol over
the Bay of Biscay the a/c was attacked by German fighters. The
SOS signal was received. Lost were: W/Cdr Poziomek, S/Ldr
Stanczuk, F/Lt Malynicz, F/Sgt Siadecki,
F/Sgt Matlak and F/Sgt Szpinalski.
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1945 |
No operational losses in 1945.
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1946 |
18
Jan Vickers Warwick no. HG273. Piloted
by W/O Bojarczuk (killed), went ablaze during landing
after a training flight at Chedburgh. W/O Zurek and W/O Borek
were safe.
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23
Aug H.P. Halifax no.
PP232. Due
to the pilot's error crashed during a training flight at
Lawshail Green, Suffolk. Killed were: F/Lt Matylis, F/Lt Dabrowski
and F/Sgt Michalak.
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