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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Links/Archive Reports
1	Aranowski	Tadeusz	Sergeant		780219		None - survived the war - passed away on the 18th February 2001 at Bognor Regis	Age 23 - born on the 27th September 1919 in Szczutow, Poland	Poland	Pilot U/T	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1941-04-15	Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1127	Training	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Injured	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
2	Berger	Antoni	Plutonowy Radio Operator	Sergeant	793337		PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec P Row War Graves Plot Grave 299	Born 5 May 1915 Poznań (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	W/Op/Air Gunner	Krzyż Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-04-15	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training Flight	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Killed	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
3	Christman	Rudolf Karol	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-0006 / 76846	Polish Memorial Northolot UK Newark UK	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec P War Graves Plot Grave 298	Born 5 April 1906 Lwów (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-04-15	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training Flight	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Killed	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
4	Gałczyński	Zbigniew Mieczysław	Pilot Officer		P-0023 / 76863		None - survived the war - passed away on the 08th February 1983 at Hailsham, East Sussex	Age 29 - born on the 06th August 1912 Korytnica Węgrów	Poland	Observer	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x4)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1941-04-15	Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Injured	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
5	Jarosz	Jan Franciszek	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	780960		None - survived the war - passed away in 1992	Born on the 15th September 1914 in Łańcut Poland	Poland	Air/Gnr	Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn Polish	1941-04-15	Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Injured	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212
6	Pietruszewski	Wiesław Leszek	Kapral Podchorazy Pilot	Sergeant	793399	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Newark UK	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Sec P War Graves Plot Grave 297	Born 25 August 1919 (Age 21)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	304Sqn (Polish)	1941-04-15	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1212	NZ-?	RAF Syerston	1727	Training Flight	Training flight - during an attempt to land at Flintham Woods, Syerston, the pilot climbed too high and was ordered to circle the airport again. During another attempt to land, one of the engines failed and the plane collided with a tree on the edge of the airport. - J.Jarosz and T.Aranowski and Z.M.Gałczyński - wounded, survivors in an accident. Died: L. Pietruszewski, A. Berger and pilot R.K. Christman. See archive report for further details	Killed	Archiwum Polish Database	Archive Report R1212 Allied Losses Database R1212