LIST OF No. 304 SQUADRON
AIRCRAFT AND FLYING PERSONNEL LOSSES.

Compiled by Wilhelm Ratuszynski.

 TO BE REVISED 


Left: No. 304 squadron's badge. Courtesy of K. Tyszka.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1945

No operational losses in 1945.

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.

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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