Lindholme AFB

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2316LT on April 17 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the Dutch coast, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return to base. Following a misjudged approach, the pilot was forced to initiate a go around procedure when the airplane collided with a parked Wellington and crashed. All six occupants were rescued, five were injured.
Crew:
F/O Leszek Jerzy Wielochowski, pilot,
F/O Gerard Roman Izydor Kunowski, pilot,
F/O Antoni Władysław Kiewnarski, navigator,
Sgt Jan Rogala-Sobieszczański, wireless operator,
Sgt Jan Józef Czwojda, wireless operator,
Sgt Zygmunt Skopinski, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2221LT on April 14 on an operation to Dortmund. While returning to base the following morning, the airplane ran out fuel. The captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in Wroot, northeast of Doncaster. Two crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
F/O Stefan Sznidel, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Wacław Konopasek, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Joszt, observer,
Sgt Kazimierz Pasich, wireless operator,
Sgt Bolesław Wladysław Sedzimir, wireless operator,
Sgt Wladysław Szmidt, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2135LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Gleuel. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Walery Misiakiewicz, pilot,
Sgt Marian Jan Bratkowski, pilot,
F/Lt Edward Jerzy Młynarski, observer, †
F/Sgt Władysław Stanisław Graczyk, wireless operator,
Sgt Marian Ludwik Niewolski, air gunner,
Sgt Jan Ludwik Broda, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2127LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. Over the target area, it was attacked by a German fighter and the starboard engine failed. The crew managed to return to England on the port engine. But when this unit overheated beyond its limit, a crash-landing was made at Milton School Farm near March. All six crew members were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Sgt Alojzy Łozowicki, pilot,
Sgt Marian Jan Strączek, pilot,
F/O Jan Teofil Waciński, observer,
Sgt Ludwik Gibas, wireless operator,
Sgt Czesław Piniewski, wireless operator,
Sgt Wincenty Garbacz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2223LT on an operation to Essen. After being badly damaged by a German fighter near the Dutch coast, the crew decided to return to base but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane off Cromer. All six crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
F/O Tadeusz Mieczysław Czołowski, pilot,
Sgt Brunon Maleika, pilot,
F/O Jan Jezycki, observer,
Sgt Marian Zajac, wireless operator,
Sgt Czesław Poniatowski, air gunner,
Sgt Kazimierz Wziątek, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2204LT on April 10 on an operation to Essen. After passing the German border, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Kessel. A crew member was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Józef Janik, pilot, †
Sgt Jerzy Józef Solecki, pilot,
P/O Bolesław Piwowarek, observer,
Sgt Zenon Klus, wireless operator,
Sgt Tadeusz Kazimierz Moszyński, air gunner,
Sgt Wacław Walukiewicz, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2258LT on April 5 on an operation to Cologne. Passing over Belgium at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Geetbets. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alfred Osadzinski, pilot,
P/O Kazimierz Ziemiański, pilot,
F/Lt Zygmunt Natkański, observer,
Sgt Dominik Marian Grajnert, wireless operator,
Sgt Ludwik Karol Assman, air gunner,
Sgt Zdzisław Babraj, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2123LT on March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the target area from the north at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. All six crew members bailed out and became PoW. The airplane dove into the ground and crashed in Benz, some 40 km north of Lübeck.
Crew:
Sgt Franciszek Wasinski, pilot,
F/O Jerzy Leon Antoni Jungowski, pilot,
F/O Kazimierz Pawluk, observer,
Sgt Marian Jan Skubiszewski, wireless operator,
Sgt Czesław Jan Krupa, air gunner,
Sgt Józef Michał Krawiecki, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1922LT on an operation to Cologne. It was hit by the German Flak over the target area but was able to return to base. Upon landing, the airplane overshot and crashed on a building belonging to the airfield's rifle range. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
F/O Czesław Rymkiewicz, pilot, †
P/O Mieczysław Kazimierz Dranicki, pilot, †
F/O Stansław Marian Ostaszewski, navigator, †
Sgt Eugeniusz Bala, wireless operator, †
Sgt Wacław Sasin, air gunner, †
Sgt Mieczysław Kazimierz Galas, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1900LT on an operation to Kiel. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Tønder, south Denmark, near the German border. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Jan Orzechowski, pilot,
P/O Stanisław Jozef Zeromski, pilot,
F/O Aleksander Roman Golczewski, observer,
F/O Mieczysław Gorzenski, observer,
P/O Walerain Feliks Gidaszewski, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Ceglowski, air gunner.