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Just after the World War II, in 1945 the association was renewed and more regional aero clubs were created. In 1957–1990 it was named Aeroklub Polskiej Rzeczpospolitej Ludowej (APRL; Aero Club of the Polish People's Republic). At the time of communist Poland, the membership in aero club was practically the only chance for private persons to fly.
Głowacki, New Zealander Brian Carbury and Ronald Hamlyn and Archie McKellar, both British pilots, [3] were the only four "aces in a day", [4] [a] in the Battle of Britain. Glowczynski, Czeslaw 6
After the war, they were honoured by the erection of the Polish War Memorial in West London, listing the names of all Polish pilots who served in the RAF. In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine for a second time, the number "303" was chosen by a group of Polish internet activists to name their Squad 303 which sends anti-war messages to ...
He led a group of newly commissioned pilots to evacuate the PZL P.7 fighters of the Polish Pilot's School to neutral Romania. [3] Escaping from the Romanian internment camp Turnu Severin (reputedly killing a guard in the process) he reached France, where he joined the recently formed Polish manned "Finnish" Squadron, intended to participate in ...
Polish Royal Air Force pilots of World War II (28 P) Pages in category "Polish World War II pilots" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Jan Eugeniusz Ludwik Zumbach (14 April 1915, Ursynów, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 3 January 1986, France) was a Polish-Swiss [1] fighter pilot who became an ace and squadron commander during the Second World War.
She served in the ATA as a Pilot First Officer until 4 May 1945. [11] She was the first Polish woman to fly 1,000 hours on combat aircraft. She was promoted in the war to the rank of lieutenant pilot in wartime and then to the rank of captain pilot in wartime. After the war, Wojtulanis was demobilised from the Polish military in November 1947. [2]
Anna Leska (14 November 1910 - 21 January 1998) was a Polish pilot certified to fly gliders, balloons and aeroplanes. She was one of the two first Polish woman pilots to join the British Air Transport Auxiliary, the other being Stefania Wojtulanis-Karpińska.