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List
of No. 300 Squadron aircraft / flying personnel losses.
Compiled by Wilhelm Ratuszynski.
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Left: The original badges of the
squadron. Three letters "C", denote Roman number 300. From the
collection of Krzysztof Tyszka. Highlighted with
purple are crew killed:
in action, KIA
and at active service, KAS;
with gray, prisoners of war POW.
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1940
13 Oct
Fairey Battle L5499
(BH-Y)
While returning from op. to Bolougne, crashed
near Blidworth after
control was lost in fog and during airfield blackout caused by German
intruder aircraft. F/O Gebicki, Sgt Egierski, Sgt
Morawa, all KIA
Fairey Battle
L5427
(BH-K)
Same mission and causes. Crashed, a/c written off. Crew of F/O Szponarowicz, Sgt
Koczwarski and Sgt Sztul safe.
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29 Oct
Fairey
Battle L5356 Port wing fell off during training flight, a/c
crashed near Sutton-upon-Trent.
F/O Firley-Bielanski, Sgt Szmajdowicz, Sgt
Goebel, all KAS |
29 Dec Vickers
Wellington R103 Sortie to bomb refinery in Antwerp .
Crashed at the base during landing.
F/Lt Krynski, Sgt Wegrzyn,
both KIA The rest of the crew were seriously wounded. |
1941
20
Apr Vickers
Wellington R1641 Cat2
damage sustained during landing.
S/Ldr Loszczynski's crew safe. |
21
Apr Vickers
Wellington R1344 Damaged
on take-off from Polebrook
F/O Michalowski and crew safe. |
2
May
Vickers
Wellington T2608 Damaged
(Cat2) during landing at Swinderby following the op over
continent.
Pilot P/O Kaluza and
crew safe. |
12
June Vickers
Wellington
W5666
A/c shot down over the sea coming back from
bombing Düsseldorf.
F/O Sedzik, F/O Sojka, Sgt Kruk-Szuster, Sgt
Weinberg, Sgt
Maciej all POW
Sgt Chowanski KIA |
19 June
Vickers
Wellington
W5665 Shot down by a night fighter near Dutch
coast. Op. to Bremen.
Sgt Paleniczek, Sgt Bankowski, Sgt Sieczka, Sgt Domanski,all KIA F/Lt Cebrzynski, Sgt Winer, both POW |
4 July
Vickers
Wellington R1642 Op. to Bremen. On its target approach, a/c
shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Augustenfeld.
F/O Kula, Sgt Mieczkowski, Sgt Urbanowicz, Sgt
Herman
all KIA F/Lt Krupowicz, W/O
Przybylski both POW |
26 July Vickers
Wellington X9639 Shot
down by AAA near its mission target: Düsseldorf.
P/O Srezdnicki, P/O Jakimowicz, Sgt Sloma, Sgt Zemmler Sgt
Horak all KIA. W/O
Danielewicz POW |
7 Aug Vickers
Wellington
X9676 Shot down over the sea by a night fighter.
Op. to bomb Frankfurt.
F/Lt Cichowski, F/O Jura, F/O Chrostowski, F/O Jasinski, Sgt
Szczukowski, Sgt
Jezierski, all KIA |
18 Aug Vickers
Wellington
R1641 A/c crashed during take-off to bomb
Duisburg.
F/O Paszkowski, Sgt Kuropatwa, Sgt
Ceglinski, all KIA |
8 Nov Vickers
Wellington
Z1271 Iced-up, a/c force-landed in France.
Target: Menheim.
P/O Radwanski, W/O Nowakowski, W/O Kudelko, W/O
Iwanowicz, all POW
F/O Taras and Sgt Chrzanowski evaded capture and returned to
England. |
1942
| 15 Jan Vickers
Wellington
K1265
(BH-K)
During an operational sortie, a/c crashed 2
miles S of Cnipstone Village, Notts - engine failure. F/Lt
Bak, F/O Mosiewicz, P/O Berdys, Sgt Chylewski, Sgt
Lagodzinski, Sgt Krenzel all
KIA |
6
Feb Vickers
Wellington
Z1282
(BH-F)
Mission to bomb Brest. Damaged by a night
fighter crashed at Exeter.
P/O Veit, F/Sgt Bialy, Sgt Niczewski all
KIA |
| 7 Feb Sgt
Sadurski KIA attempted to bail out, killed by a
propeller. Op. to Brest, a/c (Wellington P1610) not lost |
26 Mar
Vickers
Wellington Z1269 (BH-L)
Shot down by night fighter near
Kooysluis (Hol.) Op. to bomb Essen.
F/O Zelazinski, P/O Uszpolewicz, Sgt
Kwiecinski, Sgt Stachurski, Sgt Niemeczek, Sgt Jakubowski all
KIA |
| 27 Mar
Sgt Slabikowski KIA
Killed with shrapnel. Op. to Essen (a/c X9639) |
14 Apr
Vickers Wellington
Z1213 Mission to bomb
Essen. Shot down by night fighter near Boeckel.
F/O Pajer, Sgt Lubojanski, Sgt Zalejko, Sgt
Strzelczyk, Sgt Balucki all KIA Sgt Kuczak POW |
18 Apr
Vickers
Wellington
Z1267
(BH-P)
Shot down by a night fighter. Mission to Hamburg.
F/O Orsza-Matysek, F/O Kusmierz, F/O Urbaniak, Sgt Hupalo, Sgt
Orlewski, Sgt
Bay all KIA |
28 Apr
Vickers
Wellington Z1277
(BH-W) Shot down over
Ardennes.
Crew ??? |
4 May
Vickers
Wellington Z1183 Shot
down by a German night fighter while bombing Hamburg.
F/Lt Wolski, F/O Lewald-Jezierski,
F/Sgt Nowicki, Sgt Erdt, Sgt Samulski all KIA.
W/O Lis POW |
8 June
Vickers
Wellington
Q1725
(BH-V)
Lost over the sea, probably shot down by a
fighter. Op. to Essen.
F/Lt Michalowski, F/O Malec, F/O Paszkowski, Sgt Zalewski, Sgt
Keryluk, Sgt Polak all KIA |
20
June Vickers
Wellington
A1256 Shot down near Riepe. Mission to Emden.
F/O Tomaszewski, F/O Jezewski, Sgt Kaczmarczyk, Sgt Kropacz, Sgt
Mielcarek,
Sgt Blaszczak all KIA
Vickers
Wellington
E1215 Same op. sortie. Shot down over the sea.
F/Lt Lech, F/O Szyszkowski, P/O Neulinger, Sgt Michalski, Sgt
Wardynski, Sgt Dziekonski all KIA |
| 9 July
Vickers
Wellington Z1489 Heavily
damaged by AAA over target (Wilhelmshaven), a/c ditched 10 miles from
the British coast. Sgt Rawski
KIA
The rest of the crew was rescued.
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| 26 July
Vickers
Wellington Z1244
(BH-R)
Damaged
by a German night fighter, a/c crashed during landing at Ingham. Op. to Duisburg.
Sgt Janek KIA The rest of the crew suffered superficial
wounds. |
27
July Vickers
Wellington T1270 T1270 (BH-T)
Shot down over the sea near Westerland.
Mission to Hamburg.
F/O Falinski, Sgt Kobiela, Sgt
Olszewski, all wounded and POW. P/O Boguszewski POW
died in hospital. Sgt Bakalarski captured,
escaped and returned to England. Read
his Evasion Report. |
18 Aug
Vickers
Wellington Z1409 Shot down by AAA near Kokvorden (Holland). Mission to Osnabrück.
F/O Zakrzewski-Rucinski, W/O Kowalski, W/O Vandalli, Sgt
Hmenia, all POW. Sgt
Konderak KIA |
5 Sep
Vickers
Wellington Z1230 Sortie
to Bremen. probably shot down over the sea.
F/O Szpak,
Sgt Blachowski, Sgt Szychowiak, Sgt Kowalak, Sgt Jakubiec
all KIA |
10 Sep
Vickers
Wellington Z1258
Shot down by a night fighter near Beijerland.
Op. to Düsseldorf.
F/O Wierzbicki, F/O Waszkiewicz, Sgt Zakielarz, Sgt Sawczuk, Sgt
Horoch all KIA |
14
Oct Vickers
Wellington Z1250 Probably shot down over the sea, while on its
mission to bomb Kiel.
F/Lt
Wojcik, P/O Janas, Sgt Wilczynski, Sgt Peczkowski, Sgt
Lagonski, Sgt Brych all KIA |
15 Oct
Vickers
Wellington
Z1475 Probably shot down over the sea, while on its
mission to bomb Cologne.
F/O Sobolewski, Sgt Szymen, Sgt Piatek, Sgt Mielnik, Sgt
Bialy
all KIA |
3 Nov
Vickers
Wellington
Z1421 Probably shot down over the sea by a fighter.
Mine-laying near Brest.
F/O Zubrycki, P/O Sawicki, Sgt Osciak,
Sgt Treutler, Sgt Kozlowski all KIA |
5
Nov Vickers
Wellington Z1230 Probably shot down over the sea - mission to Bremen.
F/O Szpak, Sgt Szychowiak, Sgt Kowalak, Sgt Jakubiec, Sgt
Blachowski all KIA |
8
Nov Vickers
Wellington Z1343 A/c ditched near Vejle Fiord during mine-laying op. near Danish coast.
F/O Borowicz, Sgt Nalecz-Cieszynski, Sgt
Rausinski all KIA Sgt Chmielewski, Sgt
Dadej both POW |
25 Nov
Vickers Wellington
Z1495 Shot down by AAA near Bergen (Holland).
F/O Gestrel, Sgt Kazmierczak, Sgt
Ablamowicz all POW,
Sgt Skonieczny died POW, Sgt Gebaczka KIA |
6 Dec
Vickers
Wellington
Z1401 Shot down by AAA near Boulogne. Op to
Manheim.
F/O Cichowicz, Sgt Kozakiewicz, Sgt Furmaniak, Sgt Derulski, Sgt
Sapko all KIA |
1943
15 Jan
Vickers Wellington
Z1387 Failed to return from mission to bomb l'Orient.
P/O Zukotynski, Sgt Gosiewski, Sgt Imiolek, Sgt Jednaki, Sgt
Burda all KIA |
4 Feb
Vickers Wellington
BK511
Op. to bomb Hamburg. Lost over the sea.
F/O Kalina, Sgt Sienkiewidz, Sgt Lazowski, Sgt Matelowski, Sgt
Zielinski, Sgt Marciniszyn all KIA
Vickers Wellington
BK303 Lost over the sea during mine-laying op. near
L'Orient.
F/O Malicki, Sgt Sowa, Sgt Ogrodnik,
Sgt Wydrzecki, Sgt Mierzwa all KIA |
20 Feb
Vickers Wellington BK305
Crashed near Lincoln. Unknown cause.
Sea-rescue mission.
W/O Szafran, Sgt Kaminski, Sgt
Kramarz all KIA
Died also two Army soldiers who flew as gunners. |
6 Mar
Vickers Wellington
BK150
(BH-Q) Shot down by AAA near Mönchen-Gladbach. Mission to
Essen.
S/Ldr Jankowski KIA F/O Romaniszyn, Sgt Wozniak, Sgt Abramik, Sgt
Zaleski all POW |
13 Mar
Vickers Wellington
BK516 Lost over the sea during mine-laying op.
near St. Nazaire.
F/Sgt Kramarczyk, Sgt Kuzminski, Sgt Napora, Sgt Papkow, Sgt
Polom all KIA |
9 Apr
Vickers Wellington HE148
(BH-T)
Shot down by AAA near the Dutch coast. Op. to
Duisburg.
P/O Rudek, F/O Tomicki, Sgt Slusarski, Sgt Marczuk, Sgt
Stepien, Sgt Kniazycki all KIA |
23
Apr Vickers
Wellington
HE291 Shot down during mine-laying operation near
St. Nazaire.
F/Lt Przysiecki, Sgt Krelowski, Sgt Debowski, Sgt Szeremeta, Sgt
Belina-Prazmowski all KIA |
13 May
Vickers
Wellington HE295 Probably
shot down by a fighter over the sea. Op. to Duisburg.
F/O
Tabaczynski, F/Sgt Galas, Sgt Werner, Sgt Lercel, Sgt
Szymanowicz all KIA |
24 May
Vickers
Wellington
HZ374 Shot down by AAA N of Düsseldorf. Op.
to Dortmund.
F/O Piatkowski, F/O Jankowski, F/O Lewicki, Sgt Ratajczyk, Sgt
Kulikowski all KIA |
21
June Vickers
Wellington
HF591 Crashed near Heighington, S Siskentan during training flight.
F/O Pokorniewski, F/O Kretowski, Sgt Szczuezynski, Sgt
Kot, Sgt Czarkowski
all KAS |
22
June Vickers Wellington HE327
Shot
down by night fighter during mission to bomb Krefeld.
Sgt Lezuch, Sgt Jama, Sgt Nogacki, Sgt Bronicki,
Sgt Glass all KIA
Vickers
Wellington
HE985 Shot down over the sea. Same mission.
P/O Blajda, Sgt Jacenik, Sgt Ciuchcinski, Sgt Trzebuchowski, Sgt
Bialobrowka
all KIA |
25 June
Vickers
Wellington HE376. Shot down by AAA right after unloading over Krefeld.
Sgt Bijowski, Sgt Zarniewski, Sgt Bielski all KIA
F/Lt Turecki, W/O Kosiarski both POW
Vickers
Wellington HF606. Shot
down by AAA near Kevelaer. Op. to bomb Wuppertat.
F/Lt Obrycki, Sgt Jawoszek, Sgt Soskiewicz, Sgt Bartosik, Sgt
Jacewicz
all KIA |
29
June Vickers
Wellington HZ438 Shot down near St. Peters Rode (Belgium). Mission to Cologne.
F/O
Boguslawski, F/Sgt Kleinschmidt, Sgt Mazgaj, Sgt Cieslik, Sgt
Knebloch all KIA |
26
July Vickers Wellington
HZ486. Shot
down by German night fighter near Asbeck.
Sgt. Galiczyn, F/Sgt Garczynski,
Sgt Skwarek all KIA, F/O Bemben,
F/Sgt Cipirski both POW
Vickers
Wellington
HF606. Shot down by AAA near Wetton, after bombing
Wuppertal.
F/Lt Obrycki, Sgt Jawoszek, Sgt Skoskiewicz, Sgt Jacewicz, Sgt
Bartosiak all KIA |
3 Aug
Vickers
Wellington HF605
Shot down by a fighter during target run
near Hamburg.
F/O Smyk, P/O Skalisz both
KIA
Sgt Czernichowicz, Sgt Jaremko, Sgt
Pilat all
POW |
15 Aug
Vickers
Wellington
HE768 Shot down by a fighter during mine-laying op.
near Island of Borkum.
F/O Roubo, Sgt Martyniec, Sgt
Blazejewski all KIA F/Sgt Rech, F/Sgt Poddany both POW
(after 8 days in dinghy). |
31 Aug
Vickers
Wellington JA116 Shot
down by a night fighter near
Kethel. Op. to Mönchen-Gladbach.
F/Lt Osmialowski, F/Lt Stieninger, P/O
Swiech,
Sgt Zabal, Sgt Buda all
KIA
|
8 Oct
Vickers
Wellington
HF490
Failed to return from
mine-laying operation near St. Nazaire.
S/Ldr Morawski, F/O A. Moskwa, F/Sgt Kordys, F/Sgt Gastol, Sgt R.
Zukowski all KIA |
11 Nov
Vickers
Wellington
LN393 Shot down by
AAA during mine-laying op. near L'Orient.
F/Lt Korecki, F/Sgt Winiarczyk
both KIA
F/Lt
de Large, F/Lt Winiarek, F/O Kotarski all POW |
20
Dec Vickers
Wellington
HF598
Crashed (engine failure) during training
flight, 1,5 miles S Hacktorn.
F/O
Ochedzan, Sgt Bluj both KAS |
1944
21 Feb
Vickers
Wellington JA117
(BH-F)
Probably shot down over the sea. Op. to St.
Nazaire.
F/Sgt Kabacinski, Sgt Grzesiak, Sgt Stankiewicz, Sgt Pitka, Sgt
Plonczynski
all KIA |
7 Mar
H. P.
Halifax
HR657
During training flight, a/c collided in mid-air with
another Halifax from a British squadron, near Haxey (York.)
F/O Jarnicki, F/O Lenartowicz, F/O Ingling, Sgt Loksza, Sgt
Kot, Sgt Liskiewicz, Sgt Machulak
all KIA |
25 Apr
Avro
Lancaster LL855 A/c shot down during sortie to
Kanlsruhe. It exploded in mid-air and its bits fell near Michelstadt, Erbach.
F/O
Fedorenko, F/O Jasinski, F/Sgt Pogodzinski, F/Sgt Wodo, F/Sgt
Jagiello, Sgt Rozycki, F/Sgt Dudziak all KIA
Avro
Lancaster
LM486 Same mission. probably
shot down by a fighter over the sea.
S/Ldr Kurowski, F/O Woch, F/Sgt Wijtyk, F/Sgt Krysiak, F/Sgt
Walecki, F/Sgt Pruss, F/Sgt Karalun all KIA |
23
May Avro
Lancaster
LM487 Crashed near Krefeld, damaged by AAA over
Dortmund.
Sgt Jankowiak, Sgt Chabrowski, Sgt Nawratil, Sgt Winkiel, Sgt
Kozanecki all KIA F/O Adler POW
Avro Lancaster LL857
Crew
turned home with engine failure from the same mission. A/c crashed during landing run. F/Sgt
Bychowski, Sgt Leszkowicz, Sgt
Rybinski all KIA |
28 May
Avro Lancaster
DV282 Shot down by a German night fighter near Heusden
(Holland). Op. to bomb Aachen.
F/O Szymanski, F/O Osika, P/O Tapp, F/Sgt Koziolek, Sgt
Jankowski, F/Sgt Maciejewski,
Sgt Myszor, Sgt Duchaczek, all
KIA |
13 June
Avro Lancaster
JA683
(BH-S)
After bombing Gelsenkirchen, a/c shot down by night fighter near Radevormwald (Holland). F/O
Burkiewicz, F/O Jozefowicz, P/O Andruszkiewicz, F/Sgt
Golec, Sgt Porowski, Sgt Sumiga, all KIA Sgt Klucha was later executed
by Germans.
Avro Lancaster LL807 (BH-K) Shot down
by AAA near Ijssel Meer. The same operational sortie.
F/Lt Rozanski, F/O Bakun, F/O Hahn, F/Sgt Wroblewski, Sgt
Szeliga, Sgt Barzdo, Sgt Pacula,
all KIA
Avro
Lancaster DV286
(BH-C) Shot down over the sea coming back
from Gelsenkirchen.
P/O Feil, F/Sgt Rembecki, F/Sgt Bokros, Sgt Leppert, Sgt
Miszturak, all KIA P/O
Morski POW |
| 23
June Avro Lancaster ME594 (BH-B) The
only training loss in 1944. It took off at 14:17 on an air firing exercise, and
at 17:27 overshoot the runway. A/c was written off. The first incident to
involve a non-Polish pilot. |
24 June
Avro Lancaster EE124
While on mission to bomb Les Hayons (Belgium), damaged by AAA and
flying on two engines, crashed near Linwood (Lindolnshine).
F/O Groblicki, W/O Madejowski, F/Sgt Staniewski, F/Sgt Kosznik, F/Sgt
Badowski,
F/Sgt Stec, Sgt Popowicz, all KIA |
1 July
Avro
Lancaster
ED814 Shot down by a night fighter near Beauvilliers.
Mission to bomb Vierzon.
F/O Ziembinski, P/O Cwojdzinski, F/Sgt Fudali, Sgt Bukowski, Sgt
Malecki,
Sgt Lechicki, Sgt Bogusz all KIA |
19
July Avro
Lancaster PB171 (BH-K) Probably shot down by a night fighter. Mission to bomb Scholven.
F/Lt Ostaszewski, F/O Bregman, W/O Zoltanski, W/O Stysiak,
F/Sgt Mamak, F/Sgt Szychowski, F/Sgt Janicki. F/Sgt Ratajczak all KIA |
24 July
Avro
Lancaster LM488
(BH-D) Damaged by AAA, a/c tried to force-land near
Neumflnster
and exploded. Mission to bomb Cologne.
F/Lt Ostrowski, P/O Horwacki, W/O Tomiec, F/Sgt A. Ostrowski, F/Sgt
Zatloukal, F/Sgt Rymaszewski, Sgt Grudzinski
all KIA
Avro
Lancaster ND984 (BH-P) Shot
down near Ochenbach. Mission to Stuttgart. All crew members were British. Needs
info. |
26
July Avro
Lancaster
PB252 Collided in mid-air with another Lancaster near Orleans.
F/O Galat,
F/Sgt Pagiello,
F/Sgt Danieluk,
F/Sgt Czyzyk,
Sgt Kabulski all KIA
W/O Wziatek and F/Sgt Witrylak returned to England after several days. |
14 Aug
Avro
Lancaster DV278 Shot down by AAA while bombing Falaise, crashed near
Pont D'Ouilly.
F/L Rebinski, F/L Trawinski, P/O Czabanski, F/Sgt Migaszewski, Sgt
Bujnowski,
Sgt Wojtulewicz, Sgt Grabowski
all KIA |
| 25 Aug
Avro
Lancaster LM172 (BH-Q) Shot down by night
fighter near Russelheim. British crew. |
26 Aug
Avro
Lancaster JB561 Shot
down by German fighter. Mission to Ruesselheim.
F/Sgt Jagiello KIA Rest of the crew were British airmen (lack of
names) temporarily assigned to the squadron. |
| 29 Aug
Avro
Lancaster PA163
(BH-M)
Shot
down by German fighter near Alerstup. Mission to Sttetin. The crew evaded
capture. |
30 Aug Avro
Lancaster PA161
Shot down near Ålestrup (Dan.) by a fighter on mission to bomb Stetin.
F/O Pretkiewicz, F/Sgt Rutkiewicz, F/Sgt Stolowski, F/Sgt
Madracki, F/Sgt Kardasiewicz, Sgt Cent all KIA |
14 Oct
Avro
Lancaster NF959
Shot down by AAA near
Kinrchellen. Op. to bomb Duisbung.
F/Lt Osuchowski, F/O Swiniarski, W/O Sarachman, W/O Petrun, F/Sgt
Swiecicki-Stecki, F/Sgt Marona all KIA
W/O Brulinski POW |
1945
2 Jan
Avro Lancaster PB823 (BH-T)
Shot down by German fighter and crashed near Laix
Bazailles, N of Ville-au-Montois (France), some 9 kn SE of Longuyon. Op. to bomb Nuremberg.
S/Ldr Janas, W/O Banys, F/Sgt Heine, Sgt Wrus, Sgt
Omiotek, Sgt Zielinski, Sgt
Drozdowicz all KIA
See PB823.
|
16 Jan
Avro Lancaster PD257 Shot down by AAA, a/c crashed near Hohenstein. Target: Zeitz Works.
P/O Maruszkiewicz, Sgt Piotrowski, Sgt Smoczkiewicz
KIA
W/O Banikowski; Sgts: Tomasik, Seidegart,
Sasin all POW |
28 Jan
Avro Lancaster
PB846
Sortie to Stuttgart. Shot down by a fighter
near Berneek-Schwarzwald.
F/Lt Zarebski, F/O Paszkowski both KIA
F/O Wesolowski, F/Sgt Gerwatowski, Sgt Barzdo, Sgt Mankowski all POW |
3 Feb
Avro Lancaster ME744 Shot down by AAA while bombing Wiesbaden,
crashed near Rambach.
F/Lt Kapciuk, F/O Modro, F/O Branszted, F/Sgt Jurewicz, Sgt
Wilk, Sgt Reder all KIA |
13 Feb
Avro
Lancaster
PA185 Mid-air collision with another Lancaster (NF 932)
after take-off.
W/O Mykietyn, W/O Placzek, F/Sgt Ogorzal, F/Sgt Nizinski, Sgt
Kaczmarz, Sgt Jameliniec, Sgt Goldowski all KIA |
21 Feb
Avro
Lancaster
PB722 Shot down by AAA near Leverkusen. Mission to bomb
Dortmund.
S/Ldr Konarzewski, Sgt Modrany
both KIA F/Sgt
Jakimowicz POW
The rest of the crew made it back to England. |
23 Feb
Avro
Lancaster
P161 Shot down by a night fighter near Sindelfingen,
while returning from bombing "Daimler-Benz” factory in
Pforzheim.
F/O Barcikowski, F/Sgt Lisak, F/Sgt Stokarski all KIA
P/O Peisker, F/Sgt Jachacz, Sgt Minkler, Sgt Leja all
POW |
24 Feb
Avro
Lancaster NG266 Shot down by a night fighter near
Entingen. Mission to Pforzheim.
F/O Filipek, P/O Ziegenhirte, P/O Magierowski, F/Sgt Kowalski, Sgt
Mrozek, Sgt Trzepiota, Sgt Sadowinski all
KIA |
2 Mar
Avro
Lancaster
NG501 Shot down by German night fighters near Cologne.
F/Lt Wyganowski, P/O Babiarz, F/Sgt Horobiowski, F/Sgt Chetnicki, F/Sgt
Filipiak, Sgt Filek, Sgt Kulikowski all KIA
Avro
Lancaster
PB854 Mission as above. Shot down by AAA.
F/Lt Kirkilewicz, F/O Nieszkodny, Sgt Mrozinski, Sgt Kulik, Sgt
Szymanski,
Sgt Wieckowski, Sgt Cwenar, all KIA |
10 Apr
Avro
Lancaster
LM632 Shot down by AAA, over Cologne (battle cruiser "Admiral
Sheer")
S/Ldr Rudakowski, P/O Kucharski, F/Sgt Stebnicki, F/Sgt
Gold, Sgt Parol, Sgt Krasinski, Sgt Szymanski all KIA |
28 Apr
Avro
Lancaster
NN718
Crash-landed
at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.
Piloted by F/Lt Adamowski. |
10 May
Avro
Lancaster
PB730
Crash-landed
at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.
Piloted by F/Sgt Gryglewicz. |
20
May
Avro
Lancaster
PD361
Crash-landed
at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.
Piloted by F/O Horbik. |
5 Nov
Avro
Lancaster PD383
With 20 passengers on board, a/c perished somewhere along its route from Italy
to England. Cause unknown.
F/Sgt Nowak, F/Sgt Pietrzak, F/Sgt Szumski, F/Sgt Skibinski, F/Sgt
Warcholek,
F/Sgt Antoszczyszyn all KAS |
1946
8
Jan
Avro Lancaster
NG269
A/c crashed during night, training flight near
Faldingworth.
P/O Brodzikowski, W/O Rozga, F/Sgt Robaszewski, F/Sgt
Kordys all KAS |
4 Feb
Avro
Lancaster PA269 A/c
crashed during training flight near
Wingston Magna (extreme weather).
W/Cdr Sulinski, F/O Jedrzejczyk, F/O Sulgut, W/O Szwandt, W/O Brzezinski,
F/Sgt Mikula all KAS |
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Avro
Lancaster PB730
(BH-R)
Written
off after take-off accident. Crew safe. |

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