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Skalski's Hurricane Mk.I, V7230, "SD-H", No. 501 Fighter Squadron RAF, Sept. 1940 by Vladimir Urbanek
"Skalski's Hurricane" September 1940                         by Vladimir Urbanek

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Stan Skalski

"Stan"

Stanislaw Skalski (PAF, RAF)

(in the BoB)

19.25 - 18.25 (+ 2 probs & 4.33 dam)

Witold Urbaowicz Witold Urbanowicz (PAF, RAF, USAAF)

(in the BoB, AVG)

18  (+ 1 prob, + 9 OTG)  *  *

Mike Gladych

"Mike"

Boleslaw Gladych (PAF, AdLA, RAF, USAAF)  

17  (+ 2 probs & 0.5 dam)
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski

"Dziubek"

* Eugeniusz Horbaczewski (RAF)

(KIA 18aug44)

16.5 (+ 4 V-1s)

Jan Zumbach

Jan Eugeniusz Zumbach (RAF)

(POW)

12.5

Marian Pisarek

* Marian Pisarek (PAF, RAF)

(KIA 29apr42)

12.5 - 11

Michal Maciejowski

Michael "Mickey" Manson  "Mickey Mouse"

Michal Maciejowski (PAF, RAF)

(POW 8oct43)
    emigrated to Canada in 1987
11.5  (+ 3 probables)

Antoni Glowacki

Antoni Glowacki (RAF)

11.33 - 8.33

Henryk Szczesny

Henryk Szczesny (PAF, RAF)

(POW 4apr43)

11.33 - 9.33

Eugeniusz Nowakiewicz

Eugeniusz Nowakiewicz (AdLA, RAF)

(POW 23jul42)

11

Aleksander Gabszewicz

Aleksander Gabszewicz (PAF, AdLA, RAF)  

9.5 *  *

Witold Lokuciewski

Witold Lokuciewski (PAF, AdLA, RAF)

(POW 13mar42)

9.5

Waclaw Krol

Waclaw Krol (PAF, RAF)

9.5 - 8.5

Miroslaw Feric

* Miroslaw Feric (PAF, RAF)

(KIFA 14feb42)

9.5 - 8.33

Aleksander Chudek

* Aleksander Chudek (RAF)

(KIA 23jun44)

9

Jan Falkowski

Jan P. Falkowski (RAF)

(POW 9mar45 - escaped)

9

Eugeniusz Szaposznikow

Eugeniusz M. Szaposznikow (AdLA, RAF)

9 - 8.33  *

Mieczyslaw Mumler

Mieczyslaw Mumler (ADLA, PAF, RAF)

9 - 5.5

Stanislaw Brzeski

Stanislaw Brzeski (PAF, RAF)

(POW 21may44)

8.5

Zdzislaw Henneberg

* Zdzislaw Henneberg (AdLA, RAF)

(KIA 12apr41)

8.5 - 8   *

Adolf Pietrasiak

"Archie"

* Adolf Pietrasiak (RAF)

(KIFA 29nov43)

8 - 7.5

Henryk Pietrzak

Henryk J. Pietrzak (RAF)

7.5 (+ 4 V-1's)

Jozef Jeka

Jozef Jeka (RAF)

7.5 - 7

Boleslaw Drobinski

"Ghandi"

Boleslaw H. Drobinski (RAF)

[shot down Adolf Galland
during Circus 17, 21jun41]

7

Stanislaw Karubin

* Stanislaw Karubin (PAF, RAF)

(KIFA 12aug41)

7

Karol Pniak

Karol Pniak (PAF, RAF)

7

Marian Belc

* Marian Belc (PAF, RAF)

(KIFA 27aug42)

7-6

Stefan Janus

Stefan Janus (RAF)

6.5 - 6

Czeslaw Glowczynski

Czeslaw Glowczynski (PAF, AdLA, RAF)  

6.5 - 5.5

Waclaw Lapkowski

Waclaw Lapkowski (PAF, RAF)

(KIA 2jul41)

6.33

Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz

* Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz (RAF)

(KIA 27sep40)

6

Maciej Piotrowski

Maciej Piotrowski (RAF)

6

* Marian Wesolowski (AdLA, RAF)

(KIFA 9jan42)

6

Mieczyslaw Adamek

* Mieczyslaw Adamek (PAF, RAF)

(KIA 18may44)

6 - 5.5

Stefan Witorzenc

Stefan Witorzenc (RAF)

6 - 5.5

Kazimierz Rutkowski

Kazimierz Rutkowski (RAF)

5.5

Michal Cwynar

Michal Cwynar (PAF,RAF)

5.5 (+ 4 V-1's)

Slogger Wlasnowolksi

"Slogger"

* Boleslaw Andrzej Wlasnowolski (PAF, RAF)    

(KIA 1nov40)

5.5 - 5

Jakub Bargielowski

Jakub Bargielowski (RAF)

5 (+1 V-1's)

Stanislaw Blok

Stanislaw Blok (RAF)

5

Franciszek Jastrzebski

Franciszek Jastrzebski (AdLA,PAF)

(KIA 25oct40)

5

Tadeusz Nowierski

Tadeusz Nowierski (RAF)

5

Jerzy Poplawski

Jerzy Poplawski (RAF)

5

Grzegorz Sologub

Grzegorz Sologub (RAF)

5

Kazimierz Sporny

Kazimierz Sporny (RAF)

5

Franciszek Surma

* Franciszek Surma (RAF)

(KIA 8nov41)

5

Wladyslaw Gnys (PAF,AdLA)

(scored 1st allied air victory?)

5

 

 

 


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Skalski's PZL P-11c
"Opening Gambit, Poland, 2nd September 1939" by David Pentland


V-1 'Aces'

Alex Pietrzak

"Alex"

Alekzander Pietrzak

(+7 V-1's)
   (KiFA 2aug45)
3.5  (+ 1.5 damaged)

Tadeusz Jankowski

Tadeusz Jankowski

2+ (+ 6.83 V-1's)

Stanislaw Rudowski

Stanislaw Rudowski

2 (+ 9 V-1's)

Andre Beyer

Andre Beyer

2 (+ 5 V-1's)

Antoni Cholajda

2 (+ 5 V-1's)

Tadeusz Szymanski

Tadeusz Szymanski

1+ (+ 8 V-1's)

Jan Siekierski

Jan Siekierski

1 (+ 9 V-1's)

Longin Majewski

Longin Majewski

1 sh (+ 5.5 V-1's)

Teofil Szymankiewicz 

Teofil Szymankiewicz

1 sh (+ 5.5 V-1's)

Witold Nowoczyn

0 (+ 51 V-1's)

Jozef Zalenski

0 (+ 8.5 V-1's)

Jerzy Andrzej Mielnicki

0 (+ 6 V-1's)

Kazimierz Suwek [Siweck]   

0 (+ 5.5 V-1's)

Czeslaw Bartlomiejczyk

0 (+ 5 V-1's)

Wlodzimierz Klawe

Wlodzimierz Klawe

0 (+ 5 V-1's)

     

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Most Honorable Mentions

Mike Gorzula

"Mike"

Mieczylslaw 'Michael' Gorzula      

1 Me262,  + ?

 

 

 

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A Friend in Need by Ronald Wong
"A Friend in Need" by Ronald Wong

Honorary Polish Aces

'Gabby' Gabreski

Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski

Franciszek Stanislaw Gabryszewski (USAAF, RAF)  

(USA - Polish parents)
(POW 20jul44

28   (+6.5 in Korea)

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Another page, compiled by Wilhelm Ratuszynski, has an even more detailed list
which includes all claims made by Polish pilots during WW2. Check it out HERE

 

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"Dzubiek's Last Fight" 18th August 1944  by Vladimir Urbanek
"Dzubiek's Last Fight" 18th August 1944              by Vladimir Urbanek

 


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I'd like to thank Jarek Gwardys for sending me a bunch of images of Polish Aces.

As always, I appreciate the help !!

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