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Polish air force in WW2

 

  • Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain in the Years 1940-1947″ -  16,923 names:   The list is generally referred to as "Krzystek's List".  The Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force Association in Great Britain prepare this list with information from the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) Records Office in Hayes. With the help of Mrs. J. Hawran and the staff of the Polish section of the MoD in Hayes, Anna Krzystek took nearly 4 years to record the more than 17,000 names from handwritten records, often difficult to read.  Anna's father, Tadeusz, brought several printed copies to Warsaw for the World Convention of Polish Airmen, leading to the expansion of the List by adding the place where the airman settled after 1947, as well as the date of death and place of burial.  After retirement, Tadeusz Krzystek devoted all his spare time to updating the List. . He finished his work in 2012. After his death in 2013, updating the List was taken on by Piotr Hodyra of the “Fundacja Historyczna Lotnictwa Polskiego” in Warsaw.   (Note: Polish diacritic letters are used in this document). 

  • Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in UK - 1,318 names:    This list is sourced from Krzystek"s List (above).  The list includes the Maiden Name, First Name, Married Name, Date of Birth, Rank, Assignment, Location, and Service Number  of each member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Polish Air Force in the UK.   (Note  Polish diacritic letters are used in this document). 

Polish WAAFs at the Sealand Air Base _ 117 names:    This list is sourced from Krzystek"s List (above).  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Maiden Name, Date of Birth, Service Number, Rank, Assignment, and Location, .   (Note  Polish diacritic letters are used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots' Achievements during WW2_442 names:    This list was prepared by the Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force entitled "Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War" in March 1946.  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Enemy craft Definitely Destroyed, Enemy craft Probably Destroyed, Enemy craft Damaged.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots in Sept Campaign_100 names:    This list was prepared by the Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force entitled "Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War" in March 1946.  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, and Rank.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots in France 1940_48 names:    This list was prepared by the Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force entitled "Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War" in March 1946.  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, and Rank.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots as POWs_316 names:    This list was prepared by the Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force entitled "Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War" in March 1946.  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Service #, the Date of the flight on which he was captured, the UNIT.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots Interned in Neutral Countries_22 names    This list was prepared by the Historical Commission of the Polish Air Force entitled "Polish Fighter Pilots Achievements during the Second World War" in March 1946.  The list includes the Family Name, First Name, Rank, Service #, the Date of the flight on which he was interned, the UNIT.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Pilots in the Battle of Britain - 135 names:    This list was sourced fro the History Learning Site in the UK., and includes the rank, initial, and family name of each member of the Polish Air Force in the UK that participated in the Battle of Britain.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Air Force War Memorial: in Northolt, England - 1,899 names:    This list includes the names and details from the Polish War Memorial titled “To the Fallen Airmen 1939 – 1945 ″.  The list includes the rank, initial, and family name of each member of the Polish Air Force in the UK.   (Note  Polish diacritic letters are used in this document). 

  • Polish Air Force Graves in the UK - 900 names:    The list includes the Family Name, First Name, initials, rank, date of death, cemetery, and the location of the grave. The list was kindly provided by Dr. Mark Ostrowski.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Polish Air Force in UK (1940-1947)_9,233 names:    The list includes the Family Name, First Name(s), date of birth, rank, specialty. The list is part of Mr.Tadeusz Krzystek's larger list, and represents those service members for whom he is looking for further information.  If you have such information, please go to http://listakrzystka.pl/en/  to provide the information that you have.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are used in this document). 

  • Polish Air Force in UK_Deceased_2,175 names : This list includes Family Name, First name, Rank, Date of Death, Place of Death / Burial, Country, Cemetery (where available).  The source of this information is the book "Wykaz, Poleglych i Zmarlych Zolnierze Polskich Sil Zbrojnych na Obczyznie w Latach 1939-1946" published by the Sikorski Historical Institute (now known as the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum), London, England, 1952.  (Note  Polish diacritic letters are not used in this document). 

  • Air Cadets at the Heliopolis School - 211 names:   This list includes (where available) the Family name, First name. Date of Birth, Rank, and where they settled after the war, of each cadet that attended the schools.  The list was compiled in 1944 and transcribed by J. Jackowski and A. Kazimierski.  (Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list).

  • Air Cadet Graduates - May 1945 at Malton, Ontrio, Cabada - 315 names:   This list includes the Rank, Family name, Initials, and where the person originated from This includes Poland, Canada, the UK, the USA, France, and Mexico..    (Note: Polish diacritic letters were not used in this list).

  • Attendees at Polish Air Force Courses_200 names:   This includes the courses in Poland and in the UK between 1936 and 1946. The list includes the Family name, the First Name, the Rank, and where & when the person attended the course..    (Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list).

  • Air Force Division 1-145 Myśliwski_Warszawski _ 40 names:  This includes the pilots who flew in the French Air Force before evacuating to the UK.. The list includes the Family name, the First Name, and the Rank..    (Note: Polish diacritic letters were used in this list).

More lists will be added, as they become available.

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