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1944
Already 5. 1. squadron lost in the landing of the action against Poland two of the crew, which havarovaly due to bad weather. Then, however, despite the considerable deployment, a relatively long loss avoided. In may have been due to the short nights flights to Poland suspended and the crew flew over northern Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Czechoslovakia, and other countries. 29.5. provided on the part of the line escortsDakota, which in the context of the operations of the BRIDGE II was taken on board in Poland, the French parts of the weaponV-1 into the hands of the allies. The most important event of the year, however, was the support of theWarsaw uprising. These extremely dangerous years ago, when the machines transiting at low altitude over the city became the perfect target of the German flaku, have sparked a bloody loss. In 97 take-offs over Poland (including 80 above Warsaw) has lost 15 of the crew. For his services received the honorary title of Defenders of Warsaw. After a long effort of the Polish leadership has managed to complement the state of the crew, aircraft, and other material to convert to 7. 11 fleet on the 301. squadron "Ziemi Pomorskiej - Obrońców Warszawy" (it was originally supposed to get the designation of 319. squadron). The last flight to Poland took place 28.12, since when were other flights stopped. Overall, take a record 943 flights in the length 6781 hours and lost 123 of the fallen or captured airmen.
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crew
27./28.12.
the Liberator KG994 GR-R
Mission over Poland. Dispatcher shozů mortally wounded by a mechanism, the upper of the turret. The rest of the crew are ok returned to base.
P/O (pil.) Zygmunt Weyna P/O (pil.) Jerzy Ujejski S/Ldr (nav.) Witold Żurawski W/O (rtg.) Edward Gągała F/Sgt (disp.) Edward Kruszyna - KIA Sgt (mech.) Andrzej Wandzel P/O (alt.) Jan Czarnota
28./29.12.
HP Halifax LL187GR-H
While returning from a mission over Poland shot down flakem (according to other sourcesJu-88) over Slovakia, the impact in the village Radačov (todayRadatice).
W/O (pil.) Bolesław Uram - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Franciszek Kryszczuk - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Tadeusz Wianecki - KIA Sgt (mech.) Teodor Majer - KIA W/O (rtg.) Eugeniusz Krzeczewski - KIA F/Sgt (bomb.) Stanisław Lisik - KIA F/Sgt (disp.) Wiktor Müller - KIA W/O (alt.) Karol Macierzyński - KIA
poz: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/ http://lostbombers.co.uk/ http://301.dyon.pl/ J.B.Cynk - Polskie Forces Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Krół - Zarys dzialań polskiego tactical w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940 - 1945, WKiŁ, Warszawa 1990, ISSN - 0239-5983 R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2.
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1945 - 1946
Due to the changed military and political situation in Europe was adopted after the completion of 95 flights (716 h) 28.2. transferred to the Transport Command and gradually shifted back to Britain. After the overkill on the new traffic machine take the carriage across Europe. In the performance of special tasks lost 3 pilots, with the transit of the air force in the accidents died 4 pilots.
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machine
cause
crew
18./19.01.1945
the Liberator KH151GR-S
While returning from a mission off the landing the runway and crashed into the sea.
P/O (pil.) Zygmunt Weyna - injured W/O (pil.) Ludwik Skoczylas - injured S/Ldr (nav.) Witold Żurawski - KIA W/O (rtg.) Edward Gągała - KIA W/O (disp.) Stanisław Słowik - KIA Sgt (mech.) Andrzej Wandzel - injured P/O (alt.) Jan Czarnota - injured
27.07.1945
Warwick HG226GR-D
During the transport of the flight between Greece and Britain crashed near Lyon.
(F/Lt (pil.) Alojzy Ratajczak - KAS Sgt (nav.) Antoni Mikołajczak - KAS W/O (rtg.) Franciszek Bąk - KAS Sgt (mech.) Eugeniusz Kocoń - KAS
poz: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/ http://lostbombers.co.uk/ http://301.dyon.pl/ J.B.Cynk - Polskie Forces Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Krół - Zarys dzialań polskiego tactical w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940 - 1945, WKiŁ, Warszawa 1990, ISSN - 0239-5983 R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 To. Bieniecki - Polski załogi over Europą, Bellona, Warszawa 2005, ISBN 83-11-10235-X .
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Source : James J. Halley: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Air Britain Publication, 1980, ISBN : 0 85130 083 9
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HP Halifax Mk.V LL187 GR-H flew on 28.12.1944 together with another Halifax from the base Campo di Cassale (RAF Brindisi) by route Belgrade - Miskolc - Presov - Bardejov to Industry with a load of mail. According to the board on the cross at the point of impact of the machine, the night fighter Ju 88 hit the left internal engine in space Gelnica - [ url=/topic/view/113098] Margecany[/url]. The engine started to burn and after its explosion the machine crashed near the village of Meretice, today the village Radatice. After the war, the crew was exhumed and moved to the Olšany Cemetery in Prague.
Source: Peter Ličák: Flight without Return, Life No. 45/2014
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Hello, I introduce myself, my name is Gianluca, I write from Casamassima, a small town near Bari, in Puglia, Italy. In Casamassima is the oldest Polish military cemetery where Polish soldiers are buried who died in Puglia between 1944 and 1946, from 6 years I searched for the 2nd Polish Corps in Puglia. Among the soldiers buried there are 2 bomber crews of 301 ° died while returning from missions in Poland, going to carry aid to the insurgents in Warsaw. The British Cemetery in Triggiano, another small town near Bari, I found the tomb of Edward Gagala. Can anyone give me some news of this airman? would be nice to put his story in my show "The Puglia region of Poland from 1944 to the 1946 ... a story in black and white" that expose every November 2 in Casamassima. Thanks to everyone who wants to help me. gianluca.vernole@yahoo.it.
the grave of Edward Gagala
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I dont know what kind of information you are looking for, but you can see above - and the post written by Agnes.
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loss/losses
date
machine
cause
crew
18./19.01.1945
the Liberator KH151GR-S
While returning from a mission off the landing the runway and crashed into the sea.
P/O (pil.) Zygmunt Weyna - injured W/O (pil.) Ludwik Skoczylas - injured S/Ldr (nav.) Witold Żurawski - KIA W/O (rtg.) Edward Gągała - KIA W/O (disp.) Stanisław Słowik - KIA Sgt (mech.) Andrzej Wandzel - injured P/O (alt.) Jan Czarnota - injured
poz: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/ http://lostbombers.co.uk/ http://301.dyon.pl/ J.B.Cynk - Polskie Forces Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Krół - Zarys dzialań polskiego tactical w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940 - 1945, WKiŁ, Warszawa 1990, ISSN - 0239-5983 R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 To. Bieniecki - Polski załogi over Europą, Bellona, Warszawa 2005, ISBN 83-11-10235-X
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It 's very strange that I only found the tomb of Edward Gagala, other airmen were killed in that circumstance, Ldr (NAV.) Witold Żurawski - KIA and W / O (disp.) Stanislaw Slowik - KIA.
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gianluca It's very strange that I only found the tomb of Edward Gagala, other airmen were killed in that circumstance, Ldr (NAV.) Witold Żurawski - KIA and W / O (disp.) Stanislaw Slowik - KIA.
W/O Edward Gągała (read Gongaua) was born 15. 9. 1915 in Ułężu. The Great Britain got in June of 1940 and after the conversion to a radiotelegrafistu was in June of 1941, and assigned to the 304. squadron RAF, in which he completed a full operational tour. Then joined the rest and served as an instructor at the training units, and from June 1944 at 216. squadron aircraft. In September 1944 he was assigned to 1586. flyer (later přeznačené at 301. squadron), in which he fought until his death. He was, inter alia, awarded the order of Virtuti Militari In. class.
S/Ldr Witold Żurawski and W/O Stanislaw Słowik perished in the sea, and their bodies have not been found.
Text and photos come from this book - R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2.
W/O Edward Gągała
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