Polnik, Jan
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Jan |
Surname | Polnik |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | VM 5th class, four times KW |
Date of Death | 12-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT627 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | P.76792 |
Service | Polish Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Poland |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1943 |
End Date | 12-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (46% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Leek 7/ Catarrh 12, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Dutch coast |