Syerston AFB

The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of July 14 on an operation to Bremen. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hemelingen. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Antoni Burak,
Cpt Jerzy Janota-Bzowski,
Sgt Czesław Kaczalski,
Lt Antoni Zenon Lisinski,
Sgt Stanisław Aleks Mitkowski,
2nd Lt Jan Ostrowski.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2312LT on July 9 on an operation to Osnabrück. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Schwefingen, south of Meppen. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Brunon Powel Okonski, †
Sgt Jan Debiec,
Sgt John Dennis Knott,
F/O Mieczysław Marcola,
Sgt Jan Mikszo,
Sgt Mieczysław Minta,
Sgt Wacław Sieminski.

The airplane departed RAF Syerstonon July 3 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field in Eerste Exloërmond. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt B. Stachon, †
F/Lt Waclaw Butkiewicz,
W/O Antoni Kazimierz Dydo,
W/O Zdzislaw Dziegiel,
W/O Zbigniew Idzikowsky,
F/Lt Julian Stefan Palka.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of June 24 on an operation to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak, which caused damage to the port engine. The crew was able to evacuate the area but while approaching the British coast, the order to bail out was given. Two crew bailed out and were rescued while four others drowned after the airplane crashed into the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea.
Crew:
S/L Kazimierz Maciej Kielich, †
Sgt Waclaw Januszkiewicz, †
Sgt Zbigniew Lewoniec, †
Sgt S. Witczac, †
P/O A. Idzikowskiz,
Sgt T. J. Frankowski.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston in the evening of June 18 on an operation to Bremen. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crash landed in Hoogkarspel. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kazimierz Zerebecki, †
F/Lt Kazimierz Jakłewicz,
W/O Stanisław Lewek,
W/O Eugeniusz Olenym,
Sgt Eryk Alfred Debkowski,
Sgt H. Rogowski. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2257LT on May 27 on an operation to Boulogne. Hit by the German Flak in the port engine, it crashed in Darwell Hole, near Brightling. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
F/O Bronisław Kuszczynski, †
Cpt Jan Stanisław Waroczewski, †
Cpt Cezary Wieczorek, †
Sgt S. Jozefiak,
Sgt J. Drozdz, †
Sgt Nilski.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2308LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While flying at night over Germany, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lünne. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
W/Cdr William Monteith Graham, pilot, †
F/O Gavin John Lynes, pilot, †
Sgt T. E. Wady, observer,
F/Sgt Stanley Robert Gear, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Clark Hamilton, wireless operator, †
F/O Frank Stanley William Webb, air gunner. †

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2256LT on May 8 on an operation to Bremen. While passing over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer, 12 km southwest of Lemmer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Jan Piotr Dorman,
Sgt Zdzisław Gwozdz,
Sgt Szeregowiec Ludwik Karcz,
Sgt Stanisław Pisarski,
Sgt Henryk Franciszek Sikorski,
P/O Maciej Wojciech Socharski.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2201LT on May 5 on an operation to Le Havre. The following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 40 km off Texel Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O A. Sym,
Sgt Leon Hampel,
P/O Feliks Sobieralski,
Sgt Wladyslaw Zolnowski,
Sgt S. Bialek,
P/O S. Duchnicki.

The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 2140LT on May 2 on an operation to Emden. The following night, while passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Budel. Two crew members were killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Mieczyslaw Jozef Ryszkiewicz, air gunner, †
P/O Waclaw Malak, navigator, †
P/O A. Jastrzebski,
W/O T. Kasprzyk,
W/O T. Zuk,
F/O J. Nogall.