Jerzy Główczewski, last surviving Polish fighter pilot of World War II, has passed away

Jerzy Główczewski, who is reported to have been the last surviving Polish fighter pilot of World War II, passed away in New York on 13 April 2020 aged 97.

Główczewski was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1922 and fled the country after the 1939 German and Soviet invasions. After pilot training, he was assigned to fly Spitfires with the Royal Air Force’s No 308 “City of Kraków” (Polish) Fighter Squadron.

After the war, he returned to Poland after a short stay in France and became an architect. He emigrated to the United States in the 1960s, where he pursued his career in architecture and wrote his memoirs in three volumes.

Our thoughts and prayers go to Jerzy Główczewski’s family and friends.

Source : Radio Poland | Last Polish WWII fighter pilot dies in New York

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2 comments

    • Vadim on May 17, 2020 at 10:28 PM
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    I will write in his native Polish language: Cześć pamięci tego bohatera!

    • Vadim on May 17, 2020 at 10:30 PM
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    Сześć jego pamięci! Glory!

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