LIST OF NO. 300 SQUADRON
AIRCRAFT AND FLYING PERSONNEL LOSSES.
Compiled
by Wilhelm Ratuszynski.
REVISED
Left: No. 300 squadron's badge. Courtesy
of K. Tyszka.
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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. The crew: F/O Szponarowicz, Sgt Koczwarski and Sgt Sztul safe. |
| 29 Oct Fairey
Battle L5356 (BH-R) 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 R1035 (BH-A) Mission to bomb refinery in Antwerp. F/Lt Krynski, Sgt Wegrzyn, both KIA F/O Golko, P/O Szymanski, Sgt Graczyk and Sgt Suczynski seriously wounded. |
1941 |
| 23 Mar Vickers
Wellington T2719 (BH-M) Mission to Berlin. Crashed moments after take-off. Crew safe. Sgt Kazmierczak pilot. Vickers Wellington R1273 (BH-R) Same cause. Crew safe. S/L Cwynar pilot. |
| 20 Apr Vickers Wellington R1641 Cat2 damage sustained during landing. S/Ldr Loszczynski's crew safe. |
| 21 Apr Vickers Wellington R1344 Damaged on landing at Upwood. F/O Michalowski and crew safe. |
| 2 May Vickers Wellington Z2608 (BH-Q) Damaged (Cat2) during landing at Swinderby following the op over continent. Pilot P/O Kaluza and crew safe. |
| 12 June Vickers Wellington W5666 (BH-H) A/c shot down over the sea coming back from Düsseldorf. F/O Sedzik, F/O Sojka, Sgt Kruk-Szuster, Sgt Weinberg, Sgt Maciej all POW Sgt Chowanski KIA |
| 19 June Vickers Wellington W5665 (BH-M) 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 |
| 29 June Vickers Wellington R1640 (BH-A) target Bremen. Ditched in the North Sea 40 miles E of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. the crew safe and searescued: F/O Dej, Sgt Nowakowski, Sgt Wielondek, Sgt Kudelko, Sgt Socha and Sgt Sosinski. |
| 4 July Vickers Wellington R1642 (BH-X) 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 |
10 July Vickers Wellington R1184 (BH-B) Shot down by a nightfighter over Holland. Mission to Koln. Whole crew POWs: F/Lt Janicki, P/O Kuflik, P/O Kozinski, Sgt Sztul, Sgt Artymiuk and Sgt Suczynski. |
| 26 July Vickers
Wellington X9639 (BH-E) Shot
down by AAA near its mission target: Hamburg. P/O Srzednicki, P/O Jakimowicz, Sgt Sloma, Sgt Zemmler Sgt Horak all KIA. W/O Danielewicz POW Vickers Wellington R1178 (BH-L) same mission. Returnig home ditched 9 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk. The crew safe and searescued: F/O Zurawski, P/O Klecha, P/O Gostomski, Sgt Wize, Sgt Chanecki and Sgt Tomaszewski. |
| 7 Aug Vickers Wellington X9676 (BH-M) Shot down over the sea by a night fighter. Target: Frankfurt. F/Lt Cichowski, F/O Jura, F/O Chrostowski, F/O Jasinski, Sgt Szczukowski, Sgt Jezierski, all KIA |
| 18 Aug Vickers Wellington R1641 (BH-Z) A/c crashed during take-off to bomb Duisburg. Sgt Kuropatwa and Sgt Ceglinski KIA |
| 8 Nov Vickers
Wellington Z1271 (BH-A) Iced-up, a/c force-landed in France.
Target: Menheim. W/O Nowakowski, W/O Kudelko, W/O Iwanowicz, all POW F/O Taras, P/O Radwanski and Sgt Chrzanowski evaded capture and. Vickers Wellington R1705 (BH-U) Same mission. Crashlanded with damaged tanks. P/O Kowalski, Sgt Sobeczak, Sgt Bilinski and Sgt Konarzewski became POW P/O Groyecki and Sgt Budzynski evaded capture. |
1942 |
| 15 Jan Vickers Wellington Z1265 (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, BH-A) 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 (Z1291 BH-F) |
| 14 Apr Vickers Wellington Z1213 (BH-H) 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 |
27 Apr Vickers Wellington Z1276 (BH-W) Shot down by a nightfighter over Ardennes. P/O Wasik, P/O Fusinski, Sgt Malecki and Sgt Miniakowski evaded capture. The latter evaded second time when his Lancaster PA163 went down. P/O Wawerski and Sgt Sierpina POW |
| 4 May Vickers Wellington Z1183 (BH-J) 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 |
| 3 June Vickers Wellington Z1291 (BH-F) Mission to bremen. Ditched 36 miles E of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The crew safe and searescued: F/O Mendela, F/O Malinowski, F/Sgt Hulas, Sgt Hauptman, Sgt Badelek and Sgt Pakiet. |
8 June Vickers Wellington R1725 (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 POW. |
| 20
June Vickers
Wellington A1256 (BH-A) 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 (BH-E) 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 |
| 2 July Vickers Wellington Z1326 (BH-B) Mission to Bremen.On return, ditched some 25 miles E of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. The crew safe and searescued: F/O Zubrycki, P/O Kubacki, Sgt Germasinski, Sgt Lazowski, Sgt English. |
| 9 July Vickers Wellington Z1489 (BH-J) 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. |
| 26 July Vickers Wellington Z1244 (BH-R) Damaged by a German night fighter, a/c crashlanded at Ingham. Op. to Duisburg. Sgt Janek KIA The rest of the crew suffered superficial wounds. |
| 27 July Vickers Wellington Z1270 (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 (BH-A )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 |
| 24 Aug Vickers Wellington Z1488 (BH-W) Mission to Frankfurt. Cause and plce of loss unknown. F/O Daab, Sgt Gadek, Sgt Koscien, Sgt Glodkowski and Sgt Krzyzanowski, all POW and injured. |
| 5 Sep Vickers Wellington Z1320 (BH-K) 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 (BH-N) 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 (BH-K) 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 (BH-X) 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 (BH-V) 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 |
| 8 Nov Vickers Wellington Z1343 (BH-L) 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 (BH-J) Shot down by AAA near Bergen (Holland). F/O Gerstel, Sgt Kazmierczak, Sgt Ablamowicz all POW, Sgt Skonieczny died POW, Sgt Gebaczka KIA |
6 Dec Vickers
Wellington Z1401 (BH-O) 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 (BH-Q) Failed to return from mission to bomb Lorient. P/O Zukotynski, Sgt Gosiewski, Sgt Imiolek, Sgt Jednaki, Sgt Burda all KIA
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| 4 Feb Vickers Wellington BK511 (BH-X) 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 (BH-Q) 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 (BH-E) Crashed near Lincoln. Unknown cause. W/O Szafran, Sgt Kaminski, Sgt Kramarz all KIA |
| 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 (BH-K) 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 (BH-V) 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 (BH-P) 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 (BH-K) 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 (BH-B) Crashed near Heighington, S Siskentan during training flight. F/O Pokorniewski, F/O Krettowski, Sgt Szczurzynski, Sgt Kot, Sgt Czarkowski all KAS |
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June Vickers Wellington HE327 (BH-S) 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 (BH-W) Shot down over the sea. Same mission. P/O Blajda, Sgt Jacennik, Sgt Ciuchcinski, Sgt Trzebuchowski, Sgt Bialobrowka all KIA |
| 25 June Vickers Wellington HE376. (BH-G) 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 |
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July Vickers Wellington HZ486. (BH-Z) 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. (BH-C) Shot down by AAA near Wetton, after bombing Wuppertal. F/Lt Obrycki, Sgt Jawoszek, Sgt Skoskiewicz, Sgt Jacewicz, Sgt Bartosiak all KIA |
| 29 June Vickers Wellington HZ438 (BH-J) Shot down near St. Peters Rode (Belgium). Mission to Cologne.F/O Boguslawski, F/Sgt Kleinschmidt, Sgt Mazgaj, Sgt Cieslik, Sgt Knebloch all KIA |
| 2 Aug Vickers
Wellington HF605 (BH-P) Shot down by a fighter during target run
near Hamburg. F/O Smyk and P/O Skalisz both KIA Sgt Czernichowicz, Sgt Jaremko, Sgt Pilat all POW Vickers Wellington HE807 (BH-O) Same mission. Due to engine trouble forcelanded near Truman's Lodge, Nottinghamshire. a fire broke out and the Wellington was destroyed. The crew: F/L Spychala, P/O Bergner, F/S Pawlak, Sgt Wiecek and Sgt Stromski, all injured. |
| 15 Aug Vickers Wellington HE768 (BH-N) 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 (BH-Q) Shot down by a night fighter near Kethel. Op. to Mönchen-Gladbach.F/Lt Osmialowski, F/Lt Steininger, P/O Swiech, Sgt Zabal, Sgt Buda all KIA |
8 Oct Vickers Wellington HF490 (BH-O) 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 |
| 7 Nov Vickers Wellington LN508 (BH-U) Soon after take-off developed engine problems. Jettisoned mines and a crashlanded at Southam, Warwickshire. The whole crew injured: F/S Drobny, F/S Dubowski, Sgt Pszonka, Sgt Baczak and Sgt Paetz. |
| 11 Nov Vickers Wellington LN393 (BH-A) 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 (BH-M) 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 Brest. 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 (BH-G) 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 (BH-C) 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 |
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May Avro
Lancaster LM487 (BH-J) Crashed near Krefeld, damaged by AAA over
Dortmund. P/O Gierat, Sgt Jankowiak, Sgt Chabrowski, Sgt Nawratil, Sgt Winkiel, Sgt Kozanecki all KIA F/O Adler POW Avro Lancaster LL857 (BH-B) 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 (BH-P) 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 and Sgt Bladowski 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 (BH-M) 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 (BH-N) 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 Stuttgart. F/Lt Ostrowski, P/O Horwacki, W/O Tomiec, F/Sgt A. Ostrowski, F/Sgt Zatloukal, F/Sgt Rymaszewski, Sgt Grudzinski all KIA |
| 26 July Avro Lancaster PB252 (BH-M) 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 (BH-A) 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 nightfighter near Russelheim. British crew. |
| 26 Aug Avro Lancaster JB561 (BH-B) Shot down by German fighter. Mission to Ruesselheim. F/Sgt Jagiello KIA Rest of the crew were British airmen: P/O Gordon Gambley Whyte, Sgt Maurice John Robertson, Sgt Albert Clayworth, Sgt Billie Sellers, Sgt John Herbert Moule, Sgt Charles William Taylor temporarily assigned to the squadron, all KIA |
29 Aug Avro
Lancaster ED327 (BH-R) Same mission. P/O Lupton, W/O White, F/Sgt Vaughan, F/S Jewel, Sgt Hamilton, Sgt Barnett and Sgt Baron, all KIA |
| 30 Aug Avro Lancaster PA160 (BH-E) 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 (BH-R) 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 |
| 6 Nov Avro Lancaster LM141 (BH-D) Mission to Gelsenkirchen. Cause and palce of loss unknown. P/O Latkiewicz, Sgt Dworakowski, Sgt Montwill, Sgt Wegrzynski, Sgt Obminski, Sgt S.Czura and Sgt Cytulski: all 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 (BH-U) 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 (BH-K) Sortie to Stuttgart. Shot down by a fighter near Berneek-Schwarzwald. F/Lt Zarebski, F/O Paszkowski and Sgt Cymbala all KIA F/O Wesolowski, F/Sgt Gerwatowski, Sgt Barzdo, Sgt Mankowski all POW |
| 3 Feb Avro Lancaster ME744 (BH-P) 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 Sgt Mąsiorski POW |
13 Feb Avro Lancaster PA185 (BH-W) 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 (BH-J) 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 PA161 (BH-X) 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 (BH-L) 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 (BH-U) 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 (BH-I) Mission as above. Shot down by AAA. Mission to Cologne. F/Lt Kirkilewicz, F/O Nieszkodny, Sgt Mrozinski, Sgt Kulik, Sgt Szymanski, Sgt Wieckowski, Sgt Cwenar, all KIA |
| 10 Apr Avro Lancaster LM632 (BH-O) Shot down by AAA, over Cologne (attacking 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 (BH-A) Crash-landed at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.Piloted by F/Lt Adamowski. |
| 10 May Avro Lancaster PB730 (BH-R) Crash-landed at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.Piloted by F/Sgt Gryglewicz. |
| 20 May Avro Lancaster PD361 (BH-H) Crash-landed at Melsbbroek airfield in Belgium. Crew safe.Piloted by F/O Horbik. |
| 5 Nov Avro Lancaster PD383 (BH-Z) 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 (BH-K) 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 (BH-U) 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 |
| ?/?/ Avro Lancaster PB730 (BH-R) Written off after take-off accident. Crew safe. |
Acknowledgment of appreciation to Grzegorz Korcz for amendments and corrections to this list
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