Polnik, Jan
- Date of birth:
- March 28th, 1919 (Krzawez, Poland)
- Date of death:
- May 12th, 1943 (West-Terschelling, the Netherlands)
- Buried on:
- Commonwealth War Graves West-Terschelling
Grave: 98. - Service number:
- P 76792
- Nationality:
- Polish (1918-1939, IInd Republic)
Biography
On 12-5-1943 collapsed Halifax DT 627 from 138 Squadron (Special Duties) down into the North Sea near the village of St.-Jacobiparochie in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. They had the task of dropping Secret Agents in the Netherlands.
Three crew members are missing.
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Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flight Lieutenant
- Unit:
- No. 300 (Masovian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Poolse Oorlogsgraven
- Photo 2: Bert Deelman
- - Lista Krzystka
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