Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. RAWLINGS, John D. R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5. Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6
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resources JEFFORD, Wing Commander C. G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm#Station.
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The official emblem of the sainted british monarch squadron assigned was not, but the whole of its existence it was accompanied by this character, which was recognized as the official Polish exile government..
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1940
Squadron was formed 22. 08. at the base of Bramcote from the staff evakuovaného from France and almost immediately began training on light bombers Fairey Battle. At the beginning of November, when already half of the crew ready for night operations, it was decided to equip the aircraft, a Vickers Wellington, thereby retraining and training began at the base of the Syerston all over again. During this year the unit has not suffered any losses.
source Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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1941
Because the base Syerston did not have paved runways, the training thanks to the weather drag on. Up to 24. April, the squadron became operational and already that same night took the first raid (Rotterdam), which participated in the two crew commanders of the F/O Syma and F/Lt Czetowicze. In the further course of the year taking raids on targets in occupied Europe and Germany. During the year, has taken 214 combat flights in the length of the 1202 hours. 7 airmen were killed in accidents during training, 6 of the pilots of the crew of the F/O Blicharze fell into captivity (navigator F/O J. Mondschein was murdered by the gestapo after escaping from prison camp Stalag Luft III in Saganu in 1944) and 35 airmen were killed during the operating years (including the british commander).
losses/losses
date:
machine
cause
crew
06.02.
Wellington IC R1014
Crash during a training flight.
Sgt (pil.) Józef Jończyk - KAS Sgt (pil.) Stanisław Tofin - KAS Sgt (rtg.) Wojciech Lichota - KAS Sgt (wed.) Jan Cymborski - KAS
15.04.
Wellington IC R1212
Accident fun during a training flight.
F/O (pil.) Rudolph Christman - KAS Sgt (pil.) Wiesław Pietruszewski - KAS F/O (nav.) Zbigniew Gałczyński - injured Sgt (rtg.) Antoni Berger - KAS Sgt (wed.) Tadeusz Aranowski - injured Sgt (wed.) Jan Jarosz - injured
06./07.05.
Wellington IC R1443
Raid on Le Havre. Shot down by a night tank above the sea level.
P/O (pil.) Antoni Sym - KIA Sgt (pil.) Władysław Żołnowski - KIA P/O (nav.) Feliks Sobieralski - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Leon Hampel - KIA P/O (wed.) Stanisław Duchnicki - KIA Sgt (wed.) Stanisław Białek - KIA
08./09.05
Wellington IC R1473
a Raid on Bremen. Shot down flakem over Germany.
F/O (pil.) Gavin J. Lynes - KIA W/Cdr (pil.) William M. Graham - KIA F/Sgt (nav.) T. E. Wady - POW Sgt (rtg.) William C. Hamilton - KIA F/Sgt (wed.) Stanley R. Gear - KIA F/O (wed.) Frank With. Webb - KIA
27./28.05.
Wellington IC R1392 NZ-N
a Raid on Boulogne. Damaged flakem over the target, crashed in Uk. Sgt Drożdż died in the jump chute, other two members of the crew to save themselves on the padácích and others died when attempting an emergency landing.
P/O (pil.) Jan Waroczewski - KIA F/O (pil.) Bronisław Kuszczyński - KIA P/O (nav.) Cezary Wieczorek - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Stanislaw Jozefiak Sgt (wed.) Józef Nilski Sgt (wed.) Józef Drożdż - KIA
17./At 18.07.
Wellington IC N2840
a Raid on Rotterdam. Shot down the night tank over Britain. The machine on loan from the 301. squadron.
F/O (pil.) Boleskaw Kuzian - KIA Sgt (pil.) Janusz Tomaszewski - KIA F/O (nav.) Bronisław Klatt - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Jan Sylwestrowicz - KIA Sgt (wed.) Jan Podziemski - KIA Sgt (wed.) Marian Czerniejewski - KIA
24./25.07.
Wellington IC X9620
a Raid on Emden. Shot down the night tank over the Netherlands.
F/O (pil.) Leszek Karczewski - KIA Sgt (pil.) Zygmunt Witkowski - KIA F/O (nav.) Stanisław Rzepa - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Zbigniew Żuwała - KIA Sgt (wed.) Bolesław Solomon - KIA F/O (wed.) Jan Musiał - KIA
20./21.10.
Wellington IC N2852 NZ-D
a Raid on Emden. Damaged flakem over the target and it crashed into a Of the north sea.
Sgt (pil.) Mikołaj Zykow - KIA P/O (pil.) Stanisław Borzęcki - KIA F/O (nav.) Adam Gisman - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Henryk Plis - KIA Sgt (wed.) Wilhelm Adamik - KIA Sgt (wed.) Ryszard Klimiuk - KIA
26./27.10.
Wellington IC W5720
a Raid on Hamburg. Above the damaged flakem and for the disorder the engines of emergency landing at sea by the british coast. After 18 hours, the crew was in addition to the front gunner was saved.
F/O (pil.) Edmund Ladro P/O (pil.) Tadeusz Skarżyński P/O (nav.) Zygmunt Sokołowski P/O (rtg.) Ludwik Wifi Is Available F/O (wed.) Stefan Stenocki - KIA Sgt (wed.) Taduesz Mt Krzywoń
07./08.11.
Wellington IC R1215
a Raid on Mannheim. In return for the loss of orientation by mistake landed at the base of the Luftwaffe St. Trond in Belgium. F/Lt Mondschein was shot 29.3.44 by the gestapo while escaping from prison the camp Stalag Luft III in Saganu.
F/O (pil.) Tadeusz Blicharz - POW P/O (pil.) Wacław Rekszczyc - POW F/O(nav.) Jerzy Mondschein - POW Sgt (rtg.) Józef Jaworsiuk - POW Sgt (wed.) Marian Lewandowski - POW Sgt (wed.) Stanisław Krzawiecki - POW
16./17.12.
Wellington IC R1064
Raid on Ostend. Crashed into the North sea.
S/Ldr (pil.) Jan Błażejewski - KIA F/O (pil.) Marian Szczodrowski - KIA P/O (nav.) Jan Komłacz - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Boguskaw Gołąbek - KIA Sgt (wed.) Kazimierz Suwalski - KIA Sgt (wed.) Hubert Rutkowski - KIA
pos: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sills Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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1942
Squadron continue its raids on the continent. In the night from 24. 25. April unit celebrated the year of the operational deployment event in Rotterdam all the crews squadron. Because of the huge losses of the crews of all Polish bomber squadrons and a lack of backups was, however, after consultation of the Inspectorate of the PSP and the Bomber Command translated to Coastal Command (the Headquarters of the coastal force). 10. may relocated to the base of Tiree in the Hebrides and started with the practice of new tasks, which consisted mainly of search and destruction of German submarines and ships and patrols over the convoy. Already 26. may the crew of the mjr. Buczmy attacked northwest of Ireland by the submarine and her attack was assessed as "probably destroyed". 13. June, the squadron moved to the base of Dale in south Wales and fulfil the same tasks over the Bay of biscay the bay. In the night from 25. 26.June 7 crews in the squadron also took part in the "tisícového" raid on Bremen, from which not one of the crew. During the year, the squadron completed 739 sorties (BC - 216, CC - 523), has seen 9 successful attacks on submarines and on-board gunners shot down or damaged 6 enemy aircraft. For BC lost 32 killed and 10 captured airmen, for CC 24 soldiers were killed in combat years and 8 soldiers were killed in the accidents.
losses/losses
date:
machine
cause
crew
10./11.01.
Wellington IC DV423
a Raid on Wilhelmshaven. Damaged flakem, it crashed into the North sea.
P/O (pil.) Jan Zając - KIA Sgt (pil.) Stanisław Garstka - KIA P/O (nav.) Józef Mączyński - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Jacek Strzyżewski - KIA P/O (wed.) Tadeusz Klewicz - KIA Sgt (wed.) Rajmund Pokrzywa - KIA
10./11.01
Wellington IC Z1082
a Raid on Wilhelmshaven. Probably shot down by the tank above the sea level.
Sgt (pil.) Stanisław Obiorek - KIA Sgt (pil.) Bolesław Patek - KIA P/O (nav.) Janusz Kurek - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Andrzej Kwieceń - KIA Sgt (wed.) Alojzy Sankowski - KIA Sgt (wed.) Adam Rogowski - KIA
05./06.04.
Wellington IC X9764
Raid on Cologne n/R. Shot down by a night tank over Belgium.
P/O (pil.) Alfred Osadziński - KIA P/O (pil.) Kazimierz Ziemiański - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Zygmunt Natkański - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Dominik Grajnert - KIA P/O (wed.) Ludwik wifi is available - KIA Sgt (wed.) Zdzislaw Babraj - KIA
10./11.04.
Wellington IC R1230 NZ-E
a Raid on Essen. Shot down by a night tank over Germany.
Sgt (pil.) Józef Janik -KIA Sgt (pil.) Jerzy Sołecki - POW F/O (nav.) Bolesław Piwowarek - POW Sgt (rtg.) Zenon Trot - POW Sgt (wed.) Tadeusz Moszyński - POW Sgt (wed.) Wacław Walukiewicz - POW
12./13.04.
Wellington IC X9687
a Raid on Essen. Shot down flakem over Germany.
P/O (pil.) Walery Misiakiewicz - POW Sgt (pil.) Marian Bratkowski - POW F/Lt (nav.) Edward Młynarski - KIA F/Sgt (rtg.) Władysław Graczyk - POW Sgt (wed.) Marian Niewolski - POW Sgt (wed.) Jan Broda - POW
23./24.04.
Wellington IC X9829 NZ-
a Raid on Rostock. Shot down by a night tank over Germany.
F/O (pil.) Jan Kwak - KIA P/O (pil.) Lech Dzierzbicki - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Stanisław Wójcik - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Lucjan Woźniak - KIA Sgt (wed.) Władysław Jankowski - KIA F/O (wed.) Stanisław Zieleniewski - KIA
27./28.04.
Wellington IC Z1088 NZ-D
Raid on Cologne n/R. Shot down flakem over Belgium.
F/O (pil.) Ryszard Szczurowski - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Edward Kowalski - KIA F/Sgt (rtg.) Zdzisław Pieczyński - KIA Sgt (wed.) Stefan Ferenc - KIA Sgt (wed.) Wincenty Garbacz - KIA
27./28.04.
Wellington IC W5627 NZ-B
Raid on Cologne n/R. Damaged flakem crash-landed in Spain. The crew internována, later returned to Kingdom
P/O (pil.) Julian Morawski P/O (nav.) Jan Waciński Sgt (rtg.) Bolesław Woźniak Sgt (wed.) Bohdan Lipski Sgt (wed.) Edward Polesiński
25./26.06.
Wellington IC DV441 NZ-Q
a Raid on Bremen. Shot down by a night tank above the sea level.
Sgt (pil.) Henryk Kuć - KIA P/O (pil.) Jan Kramin - KIA F/O (nav) Marian Dydziul - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Tadeusz Kamyszek - KIA Sgt (wed.) Jan Wojaś - KIA Sgt (wed.) Nikita Tałach - KIA
11.07.
Wellington IC Z1072 NZ-G
Crash during boot time to practice ski flight. Killed and a passenger ppor. Jan Pietraszek (Polish army). The rest of the crew and passengers (Cpl Jan Szpek, Cpl Feliks Jaruszewski and F/Sgt Konrad Ziółkowski) to save the day.
P/O (pil.) Michał] - KAS F/Sgt (pil.) Antoni Kosturkiewicz - KAS F/O (nav.) Włodzimierz Pęski, P/O (rtg.) Henryk Franczak P/O (wed.) Mieczysław Wodziński F/Sgt (wed.) Jan Adamczyk
12.08.
Wellington IC HX384 ”L”
Crash during boot time of the operating flight.
F/O (pil.) Tadeusz Siuzdak - KIA Sgt (pil.) Michał Omieljaszko - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Ludwik Maślanka - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Paweł Droździok - KIA Sgt (wed.) Marian Modrzewski - KIA Sgt (wed.) Stanislaw Wojtowicz - KIA
20.08.
Wellington IC Z1172 ”In”
Crash during a training flight.
P/O (pil.) Antoni Zieliński - KAS Sgt (pil.) Ryszard Jarno - KAS F/O (nav.) Leszek Wasilewski - KAS Sgt (rtg.) Ludwik Ruszel - KAS Sgt (wed.) Antoni Tycholis - KAS Sgt (wed.) Grzegorz Gramiak - KAS
15.10.
Wellington IC R1704
Crash during a training flight.
F/O (pil.) Tadeusz Skierkowski - KAS F/O (nav.) Adam Schultz - KAS
16.10.
Wellington IC R1413 ”J”
Patrol over the Bay of biscay the bay. Probably shot down by the tank.
F/O (pil.) Stanislaw Targowski - KIA Sgt (pil.) Gerard Twardoch - KIA F/O (nav.) Tadeusz Oleś - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Zzygmunt Piechowiak - KIA Sgt (wed.) Władysław Młynarski - KIA Sgt (wed.) Franciszek Kubacik - KIA
01.11.
Wellington IC R1716 ”L”
Patrol over the Bay of biscay the bay. Probably shot down by the tank.
F/O (pil.) Stanisław Krawczyk - KIA F/Lt (pil.) Ignacy Skorobohaty - KIA F/O (nav.) Alojzy Szkuta - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Jan Hang-Sobieszczański - KIA P/O (wed.) Mieczysław Wodziński - KIA Sgt (wed.) Zygmunt Sasal - KIA
pos: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sills Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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1943
Squadron patrolling in the area of the bay of Biscay. Found and attacked on 4 submarines. Twice the crew protect themselves against enemy fighters (attack 4 JU-88 at Wellington S/Ldr Ladra DFC from the 09. February lasted for 58 min, the injured were two members of the crew). Since September was přezbrojována aircraft Wellington GR Mk.XIV is equipped with the latest radar equipment and the searchlight "Leigh Lights". After retraining the crew carry out only the night flights in an average length of 10 to 12 hours. Completed a total of 574 of operational flights in the length of 4 770 hours.
the loss of flight personnel / Losses
date
machine
cause
crew
03.07.
Wellington XIII HZ575 2O
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Shot down by a fighter near the French coast.
F/O (pil.) Marian Nowak - KIA Sgt (pil.) Roman Stręk - KIA F/O (nav.) Jerzy Błachowski - KIA Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Jerzy Fedak - KIA Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Stefan Piłat - KIA Sgt (ac.) Henryk Szulgin - KIA
26.07.
Wellington XIII HZ640 2W
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Probably shot down by a fighter.
F/Lt (pil.) Stanisław Roliński - KIA Sgt (pil.) Romuald Zagórowski - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Władysław Jagiełło - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Aadam Zawiliński - KIA Sgt (ac.) Stanisław Ehrlich - KIA F/O (ac.) Józef Kulicki - KIA
29.07.
Wellington X HE576 2K
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Crash after the start of the combat flight.
F/Lt (pil.) Zygmunt Janicki - KIA Sgt (pil.) Lech Rodziewicz - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Tadeusz Kołodziejski Sgt (rtg.) Franciszek Matlak Sgt (ac.) Franciszek Zenter Sgt (ac.) Kazimierz Jóźwiak
13.08.
Wellington XIII HZ638 2P
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Probably shot down by a fighter.
P/O (pil.) Sylwan Kielan - KIA Sgt (pil.) Witold Pastwa - KIA F/Lt (nav.) Stefan Widanka - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Jerzy Dangel - KIA Sgt (ac.) Franciszek Górka - KIA Sgt (ac.) Kazimierz Czarnecki - KIA
22.08.
Wellington XIII HZ576 2R
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Probably shot down by a fighter.
F/O (pil.) Bolesław Porębski - KIA Sgt (pil.) Constants Gawlik - KIA F/O (nav.) Bolesław Matuszewski - KIA F/Sgt (rtg.) Wiktor Walkiewicz - KIA F/Sgt (ac.) Jan Wojniłowicz - KIA Sgt (ac.) Stefan Szczepaniak - KIA
20./21.12.
Wellington XIV HF208 2S
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. When returning crashed in Ireland for bad visibility.
F/Sgt (pil.) Klemens Adamowicz - KIA Sgt (pil.) Stanislaw Czerniawski - KIA Sgt (nav.) Naftali Kuflik - KIA Sgt (rtg.) Paweł Kowalewicz - KIA Sgt (ac.) Kazimierz Ługowski - KIA Sgt (ac.) Wincenty Pietrzak - KIA
pos: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery
resources Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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1944
Squadron proceeds in patrolling over Biskajem. 21. September has been moved to the base of Benbecula on the Hebrydách, because after the occupation of the French ports by the allied troops of the German submarines to their expeditions issued from Norway. Attacked on 12 submarines and 1 destroyer, and a total of got off 1,010 of operational flights in the length of 9,295 hours. The crew several times have undergone combat with enemy fighters. For shooting down , the Me-110 the shooter was Sgt Barański awarded the DFM. During the martial years we lost two of the crew (both had been shot down during the April - 13 fallen). On board the second plane as a supernumerary member was a former squadron commander and at that time deputy chief of staff of the Polish air force (Inspektoratu PSP) W/Cdr With. Poziomek. Other 5 airmen died in January during a training flight.
the loss of flight personnel / Losses
date
machine
cause
crew
14.01.
Wellington XIV HF198 2E
Crash during a training flight.
F/O (pil.) Stanisław Nowacki - KAS F/O (pil.) Wiktoryn Ciechanowski - KAS F/Lt (nav.) Wacław Chomka - KAS F/Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Tadeusz Krzywoń - KAS Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Włodzimierz Druciak - KAS
06./07.04.
Wellington XIII HF121 2V
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Probably shot down by a night fighter.
F/Sgt (pil.) Bronisław Marton - KIA S/Sgt (pil.) Stanisław Franczak - KIA F/O (nav.) Szcepan Stańczykiewicz - KIA Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Bronislaw Janicki - KIA Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Włodzimierz Kołodziej - KIA Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Adam Sankowski - KIA
10./11.04.
Wellington XIV HF188 2A
Patrol over the bay of Biscay. Shot down by a fighter near the French coast. W/Cdr Poziomek, deputy chief of staff of the PSP and former commander of the squadron, flight participated as a supernumerary member of the crew.
W/O (pil.) Wacław Czekalski - KIA F/Lt (pil.) Lech Małynicz - KIA S/Ldr (nav.) Edward Stańczuk - KIA F/Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Edward Siadecki - KIA F/Sgt (rtg./ctr.) Franciszek Matlak - KIA F/Sgt (ac.) Bogusław Szpinalski - KIA W/Cdr (nav.) Stanisław Poziomek - KIA
pos: KIA - killed in action, KAS - died in service, POW - prisoner of war, PSP - Polskie Siły Powietrzne (Polish air force)
resources Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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To 6. march, the squadron operated over the North Atlantic. Then shifted to the south of England and up to the end of the war the patrol over the English Channel, the Bristol bay and the gulf of St. george. George. The last contact with the submarine continued 22. march and last operating years passed 30.may. During this period of time without loss attacked on 6 submarines.
14. June 1945 was moved to Transport Command, which operates transport flights to France, Italy, Greece or Norway. When this activity lost in the accidents 4 flyer.
18. December 1946 was disbanded.
losses/losses
date:
machine
cause
crew
18.01.1946
Warwick Mk.III HG273 QD-X
Crash while landing after a training flight.
W/O (pil.) Bojarczuk, Romuald - KAS W/O (nav.) Żurek, Stanisław - injured W/O (rtg.) Borek, Mieczysław - injured
23.08.1946
Halifax Mk.VIII PP232 QD-C
Crash during a training flight.
(F/Lt (pil.) Dąbrowski, Zykmunt - KAS F/Lt (pil.) Matylis, Nikodem - KAS F/Sgt (mech.) Michalak, Stanislaw - KAS
poz: in the year 1945, the squadron did not suffer a loss, KAS - died in service
resources Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sills Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press, 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W. - Wójcik, W. - Zieliński, J.: Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warszawa 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 Gretzyngier, R. - Matusiak, W.: Polacy w obronie Wielkiej Brytanii, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1 Konarski, Mariusz: 304 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2005, ISBN 83-89450-18-6 .
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Gen. Władysław Sikorski you prohlíži Wellington NZ-S "Sonia" 304. squadron after an emergency přistáni at the base of the Lindholme while returning from a bombing Rostock - 24/25.4 1942..
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