Paweł Hur (born April 10, 1918, in

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, died September 7, 1994, in Lincoln) took part in the

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in the 301 Squadron after completing the

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in Dęblin. The Wellington IV aircraft GR-P (Z1386) was shot down by anti-aircraft defenses during the night of August 5–6, 1942, while conducting a coastal mining operation near Lorient, and crashed into the sea. Paweł Hur was taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans. The people who fought alongside him during the battle were buried in

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. After the war, he settled in Lincoln, England. On November 11, 1966, Paweł Hur, as a pilot of the 301 Squadron, was collectively decorated with the Order

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. Paweł Hur is a paternal cousin of

Danuta Siedzikówna Danuta Helena Siedzikówna (nom de guerre: ''Inka''; underground name: ''Danuta Obuchowicz''; 3 September 1928 – 28 August 1946) was a Polish people, Polish medical orderly in the 4th Squadron of the Home Army 5th Wilno Brigade , 5th Wilno Br ...

Awards and decorations

Silver Cross (5th Class) * Cross of Valour, awarded four times * Polish Air Force Medal

References

1918 births 1994 deaths Polish military personnel of World War II Polish prisoners of war in World War II Military personnel from Kyiv {{RAF-bio-stub