In the Dąbrowa parish church a concelebrated Mass was said. They prayed for the victims of the Second World War and, in particular, for the victims of the Warsaw Rising because of its 64th anniversary. The sermon was lead by father Prelate Józef Poremba. The main thought of the sermon was patriotism, love of Fatherland and readiness to sacrifice for the ideas. During the sermon the priests and parishioners prayed for the hero crew of the Halifax JP 276 A which was shot down over Dąbrowa Tarnowska at night 4/5 August 1944.
After the Mass there was a roll-call of the dead and rosary prayer near the monument to the crew of the Dabrowa Halifax. At the beginning the National Anthem was sang; afterwards the Mayor recollected facts concerning the beginning of Warsaw Rising and the catastrophe of the Allied Halifax bomber.
More information you can find on the official website of the Dąbrowa Tarnowska Town Hall website www.dabrawa.okay.pl under “the Dąbrowski Halifax”. The roll-call was lead by Paweł Chojnacki, the Director of Dąbrowa Dom Kultury. Mr. Józef Jaworski, the Department Chairman of the World Home Army Soldiers Union in Dąbrowa, addressed all present at the ceremony.
After the roll-call the official delegation consisting of the Mayor Stanisław Początek, the Secretary Barbara Sobecka-Mikos, Wiesław Krajewski, the District Administrator, Tadeusz Kwiatkowski the Deputy District Administrator and the Chairman Józef Jaworski placed flowers at the monument. The rosary prayer was lead by father Prelate Józef Poremba.
The organizers would like to express their gratitude to everyone present at the ceremony. Among them there was also Mr. Edward Orwat, one of the catastrophe eyewitnesses. The Volunteer Fire Brigade was present with color party and the scouts posted a guard of honor in front of the monument.
MSZA ŚWIĘTA W INTENCJI POLEGŁYCH
W CZASIE POWSTANIA WARSZAWSKIEGO
ORAZ W KATASTROFIE BOMBOWCA HALIFAX JP-267A W SIERPNIU 1944 r.
THE MASS SAID FOR THE DEAD
IN THE WARSAW RISING
AND IN THE CATSTROPHE OF THE HALIFAX JP276A IN AUGUST 1944







UROCZYSTOŚCI PRZY POMNIKU
POLEGŁYCH LOTNIKÓW SAMOLOTU HALIFAX JP-276A
ZESTRZELONYCH NAD DĄBROWĄ TARNOWSKĄ 4/5 SIERPNIA 1944 R.
THE CEREMONY AT THE MONUMENT
TO THE MEMORY OF THE CREW OF HALIFAX JP 276A
SHOT DOWN OVER DĄBROWA TARNOWSKA ON 4/5 AUGUST 1944

























