LIST OF NO. 306 SQUADRON
AIRCRAFT AND FLYING PERSONNEL LOSSES.
Compiled by Wilhelm Ratuszynski.

 REVISED 


    Left: No. 306 squadron's badge. Courtesy of K. Tyszka.

  
1940
 25 Oct. Hawker Hurricane L1717. Sgt Waskiewicz. Church Fenton. Belly-landed during a training flight. Pilot safe.
 13 Nov. Hawker Hurricane V6950 (UZ-T) P/O B. Bielkiewicz. Damaged by a return fire of He111 and forcelanded near  Coventry. Pilot safe.
 22 Nov. Hawker Hurricane V6949. S/Ldr T. Rolski. Sustained 60 % damage during landing on an unsuitable airfield.
 26 Nov. Hawker Hurricane V7533. S/Ldr D. Scott. Lost in a mid air collision over Ternhill with Avro Anson. Pilot injured.
 27 Nov. Hawker Hurricane L1717. P/O A. Pietruszka. Pilot bailed out with minor injuries after a/c engine caught fire during  training flight.
 8 Dec. Hawker Hurricane P3938. P/O K. Rutkowski. Force-landed after a/c engine caught fire - written off. Pilot sustained  serious burns.
 24 Dec. Hawker Hurricane V6992. F/Lt H. W. Tennant KAS. Crashed in a thick fog near Ternhill.
1941
 13 Feb. 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. 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. As Above.
 28 Jun. 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. 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. Supermarine Spitfire II P8334 (UZ-F) 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. Baled out over the channel with serious burns. Rescued.
             Supermarine Spitfire II P8587 (UZ-Z) Sgt S. Zieba. After forcelanding with shot up instruments at Manston, a/c was  rammed by Spitfire of 242 Sqn. 60 % damage.
 24 Jul. 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. 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. Supermarine Spitfire II P8524 (UZ-A) Sgt A. Franczak. POW Shot down by a fighter over France during Circus  74.


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 19 Aug. 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.  Supermarine Spitfire II P8507 (UZ-Z) S/Ldr J. Slonski-Ostoja. KIA Shot down by a Bf109 over Hazebrouck  during Circus 88.
 31 Aug. Supermarine Spitfire II P8501 (UZ-J) F/Lt S. Zielinski. Lost a canopy over the channel during on Circus 90.  Returned safely.
 11 Sep. Supermarine Spitfire V W3724 (UZ-P) Sgt T. Zawistowski. KASLost 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. Supermarine Spitfire V AB993 (UZ-S) Sgt S. Wieprzkowicz. KIA Shot down by a Bf109 near St. Omer during a  Fighter Sweep.
 17 Aug. Supermarine Spitfire V ? ?. P/O C. Daszuta. POW Shot down by a fighter during Circus 95. 
 5 Dec. Supermarine Spitfire V P7749 (UZ-B) Sgt O. Pudrycki. KAS Crashed in adverse weather during a training flight near  Squires Gate.
 30 Dec. Supermarine Spitfire V W3945 (UZ-H) F/Lt S. Zielinski. KIA Shot down by a fighter near Brest during operation  "Veracity".
1942
 9 Feb. 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.
 15 Mar. 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. Pilot safe. A/c written off.
 26 Mar. 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. 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. Supermarine Spitfire V AD304 (UZ-G) F/O A. Flisnik. KIA Shot down by a FW190 during a Rodeo operation  over France.
 1 May. 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. 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. 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. 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. Supermarine Spitfire V BM424 (UZ-S) P/O E. Lamdsman. POW Shot down by FW190 near Dieppe.
               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)

 22 Aug. 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. 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. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS452 (UZ-K) S/Ldr K. Rutkowski. Mistakenly not refueled at mid landing (Harrowbeer,  return from Circus 228), was forcelanded at Northolt. A/c 70% damage. Pilot injured.
 8 Nov. 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. 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. 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. 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.
1943
 26 Jan. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS459 (UZ-T) W/O W. Jasinski. KIA Collided with BS241, UZ-J (piloted by W/Cdr  Janus, POW) over the channel while returning from Circus 256.
              Supermarine Spitfire IX BS241 (UZ-J) Personal mount of the W/Cdr, maintained by the unit.
 2 Feb. Supermarine Spitfire IX BS404 (UZ-A) P/O W. Weyers. KAS Probably due to a lack of oxygen pilot lost  consciousness and crashed in a center of city of Elstree.
 20 Mar. Supermarine Spitfire V BL642. S/Ldr W. Karwowski. Damaged during landing at Kirton-in-Lindsey. Pilot safe.
 27 Sep.  Supermarine Spitfire V EE683 (UZ-V) F/Sgt A. Bondarczuk. KIA Shot down over the channel by a fighter during  escort mission.
 28 Dec. Supermarine Spitfire V BL905 (UZ-T) F/O K. Marschall. Forcelanded due to engine failure at Llanbedr (Wales).  A/c written off. Pilot sustained minor injuries.
1944
 4 Apr. North American Mustang III FX881. F/Lt W. Szajda. KAS Crahsed as engine quit on take-off from Aston Down.  A/c caught fire and burned down with the pilot trapped inside.
 21 Apr. North American Mustang III FB100 (UZ-P) Sgt K. Osielaniec. KAS Undershot Coolham.
 30 May. North American Mustang III FX979 (UZ-A) F/O C. Oberdak. MIA Damaged by flak force-landed near Zwolle  (Holland).  Pilot first evaded capture, then his proceedings were unknown. He was captured and executed by Germans.
 7 Jun. North American Mustang III FZ189 (UZ-S) F/Lt B. Geca. KIADestroyed 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. 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. 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. 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. North American Mustang III FX970 (UZ-C) S/Ldr J. Marciniak. KIAShot 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 and evaded  capture.
              North American Mustang III FB168 (UZ-H) F/Lt W. Potocki. As above. Damaged by FW190 forcelanded and  returned safely to the unit.
 29 Jul. North American Mustang III FB241 (UZ-Q) P/O E. Zygmund. KIAShot down by own AA near Hastings (Sussex)  during V-1 chase.
 18 Aug. North American Mustang III FB206 (UZ-M) P/O F. Migos. KAS Collided in mid-air with a Spitfire (Sqn. 130)  intruding 306 formation over Brenzett. Both a/c were lost.
 5 Sep. North American Mustang III FB358 (UZ-C) P/O J. Smigielski. Damaged by flak during Ramrod 1260. Returned  safely.
 17 Sep. North American Mustang III FB350 (UZ-P) F/Sgt E. Dowgalski. Damaged by flak over Holland forcelanded at  Manston. Pilot injured.
 22 Sep. North American Mustang III HB871 (UZ-E) F/Sgt W. Krupa. Crashed on take-off from Friston. Pilot sustained  serious burns.
 27 Sep. North American Mustang III FZ196 (UZ-D) F/Sgt T. Koloszczyk. KIA Due to engine failure crashed in Holland  during Ramrod 1297.
 14 Oct. North American Mustang III FB347 (UZ-T) F/O C. Gierycz. Overshot Brenzett. A/c sustained 30 % damage. Pilot  safe.
 18 Oct. 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. North American Mustang III FX987 (UZ-R) P/O L. Grzybowski. Damaged by flak force-landed at Coulommiers  (A58) in Holland. Pilot safe.
1945
 22 Mar. North American Mustang III FX987 (UZ-R) F/Sgt W. Nowoczyn. Crashed on take-off from Andrews Field. A/c  written off, pilot safe. 
 22 Jun. North American Mustang III ? ?. F/O T. Budzich. Forcelanded during training flight. A/c written off.
 13 Jul. North American Mustang III KH507 ?. Sgt T. Les. Collided with 315 Sqn a/c at Andrews Field. Pilot safe.
1946
 17 Jun. North American Mustang III KH541 ?. W/O W. Krupa. Crashed on take-off from Coltishall. A/c written off, pilot  safe.

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