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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database
1	Borowicz	Lubomir Kazimieriez	Porucznik Nawig	Flying Officer	P.0586	Born 27 March 1914 Poznań (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Krzyż Walecznych (x3 - 1 posthumous) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-11-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1343	BH-L	RAF Ingham	18:54	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark. Plot A3 Row 8 Grave 5	Archiwum Polish Database
2	Chmielewski	Stefan Tadeusz	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	783222	13.01.1921 Rzeszów	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1942-11-08	Wellington	IV	Z1343	BH-L	Ingham	1854	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark.	PoW. Died 11.06.2006 Przemyśl, Poland		Archiwum Polish Database
3	Cieszyński-Nałęcz	Jan Leszek	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794200	Born 5 July 1913 (Age 29)	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-11-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1343	BH-L	RAF Ingham	18:54	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Archiwum Polish Database
4	Dadej	Mieczysław Zdzisław	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	794127	16.09.1916 Warszawa	Poland	Air Gunner	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1942-11-08	Wellington	IV	Z1343	BH-L	Ingham	1854	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark.	PoW. Died 12.1984 Truro, Cornwall, U.K.		Archiwum Polish Database
5	Rausiński	Zygmunt Ludwik	Plutonowy Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Sergeant	P.794046	Born 25 August 1915 Warszawa (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner		PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-11-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1343	BH-L	RAF Ingham	18:54	Gardening	Took off from Ingham 18.54 8 November 1943 on Gardening (Mine-laying Operations) in the Carrots area of Denmark's East Coast. Aircraft ditched in Vejle Fiord and two of crew were thrown clear and rescued by local people, who had heard the crash. These two were subsequently made Prisoners of War. Location : Denmark.	Missing, presumed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Archiwum Polish Database