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May 2, 2011 at 8:29 am in reply to: 300 (Polish) Squadron Lancaster PB722 BH-J #1062080

Gregor
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Hi!
As far as the crew of Lancaster BH-J PB722 is concerned, except the pilot & navigator who were killed, the other airmen managed to bale out successfully, but within a few days all of them were captured and taken PoW or confined in hospital due to injuries. I have some PoW reports (in Polish) filled in by them that confirm the fact of their capture. They all returned to England after being liberated by American Army.

I have information only about Roman Burkacki & and Antoni Gorczycki who passed away respectively in 1989 & 1992.

I don`t know if Jakimowicz, Picho & Raczynski are still alive.

Unfortunately I have no idea about the attempts to excavate the crash site.

Regards,
Grzegorz

January 7, 2011 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Tangmere Station ORB details #1093187

Gregor
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Thanks a lot, Andy!

January 7, 2011 at 8:20 pm in reply to: Tangmere Station ORB details #1093257

Gregor
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Hi Andy!
Is it possible to check in your friend`s RAF Tangmere ORB who was the Station Commander in July/August 1944?

Thank you in advance for your assistance,
Grzegorz

January 4, 2011 at 5:31 pm in reply to: One of those 'tell me more about this vague story' questions.. #1097789

Gregor
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Slight misspelling(s): it was BK156 (and the navigator, P/O Juliusz Zywicki P-2535, has drowned).
BK516 (BH-K), No. 300 Sqn, was lost with the entire crew on the night of 13 March 1943 on a Gardening mission to St Nazaire.

Sorry, I should have noticed that mistake while replaying in this thread.
Indeed BK-516 captained by Sgt. Kuzminski had been lost almost a year before the above mentioned incident took place…

January 3, 2011 at 9:54 pm in reply to: One of those 'tell me more about this vague story' questions.. #1098573

Gregor
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Hi! It was Wellington III BK516 from 18 (Polish) OTU which crashed near Workington in Cumberland on 23 Feb. 1944. After the engine failure during the training flight pilot tried to ditch. All crew managed to leave the aircraft successfully except the navigator who had drawn.

November 28, 2010 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster ID Help. #1132703

Gregor
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Hi Peter!
What about 408 Sqn?
I`ve found this photo on http://www.Lancaster-Archive.com
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss351/Lancaster-Archive/WP%20Source/OldFaithful.jpg

Grzegorz

November 9, 2010 at 5:44 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1153744

Gregor
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Hello Andy!
Thank you for your efforts to help me.
I think that the entry concerning landing of Halifax with injured rear gunner at 07.30 in fact must have referred to the incident of forced landing of the polish Lancaster that I described in my previous posts…

By the way, do you know who was the Station OC at that time?

Cheers,
Grzegorz

October 12, 2010 at 9:29 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1110565

Gregor
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Have you tried the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum?

http://www.pism.co.uk/index.html

Yes, I spent a week there this year and I managed to copy many documents which were of interest to me .
Unfortunately I didn`t have enough time to check RAF Station Faldingworth Daily Orders for the month of July 1944. This is my only missing source that may eventually add more details to the incident I refer to.
The same concerns this Tangmere ORB I asked about.

October 11, 2010 at 8:04 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1111419

Gregor
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Thank you Antoni for your assistance.
Indeed this is the additional entry on the very end of F540 Form of 300 Sqn ORB.
However I am still curious of any eventual record in Tangmere ORB in order to find any additional info on that incident.

October 11, 2010 at 5:34 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1111740

Gregor
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What an amazing story!

Still waiting for any details from the Tangmere ORB.

Yes, indeed this story is extremely interesting. This Flight Engineer Sgt Pialucha was awarded CGM as the only Pole among 111 awards given during WWII.

I am reserching this story, that`s why I am interested in any details that could be eventually be found in Tangmere ORB. I am also curious of the CO`s name who recommended this airman to such distinguished award!

October 10, 2010 at 7:46 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1112721

Gregor
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Yes, I have the complete Tangmere station ORB from 1930s to 1947.

It is currently with a colleague and I have sent him a message asking him to look it up.

Stand by….

Thank you Andy for your offer to help!
In case there are some remarks on the incident I refer to, would it be possible to get the copy of the appropriate page of ORB?
I would really appreciate that!

Regards,
Grzegorz

October 10, 2010 at 7:10 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1112817

Gregor
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Yes, it`s my last chance.
However I still do hope that one of our fellow members is able to help me in my researches.

October 10, 2010 at 5:32 pm in reply to: RAF Station Tangmere ORB (July 1944) desperately needed! #1112881

Gregor
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It was Lancaster Mk III JA922 BH*J, but I expect you already know that.

Yes, I know that, but I would like to check if there are any details on that incident in RAF Station ORB.
I am also keen on checking if there`s any remark on future reccomendation for Sgt Pialucha to award him with CGM for the act of courage he displayed during that sortie.

I would like to know the name of the Station CO as well…

June 8, 2010 at 7:13 pm in reply to: A Wellington with a constellation #1123352

Gregor
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I just wonder if this emblem could depict not one but two constellations : The Southern Cross as the lower one on the right and the simplified Ursa Major as the upper one on the left?
Perhaps that personal art-work could also have a special meaning for the crew, for example: a symbol of two hemispheres of Earth bound with each other?

May 8, 2009 at 7:15 pm in reply to: Vickers Wellington Mk. IV – serial numbers #1179006

Gregor
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Thanks a lot for your suggestion!
Indeed I have already found some info confirming that the following sqns were equipped in this model:
“three Polish squadrons (Nos. 300, 301 and 305), two Australian squadrons (Nos. 458 and 460) and No. 142 Squadron”

The number of aircrafts produced is also correct so it seems that all the serial numbers might be considered as identified and verified.
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