Английская Википедия:Bolesław Drobiński
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Bolesław Drobiński Шаблон:Post-nominals (23 October 1918Шаблон:Spaced ndash26 July 1995) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 7 confirmed kills and one shared.
Biography
Drobiński made his first flight on a glider in 1934. On 2 January 1938 he entered the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin.[1] After the Invasion of Poland he was evacuated to France via Romania and Italy, then he came to England.[2]
On 11 September 1940 Drobiński was assigned to the No. 65 Squadron RAF and took part in the Battle of Britain.[3] On 2 March 1941 he was posted to the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. On 15 May 1941 he damaged a Ju 52 which was on the ground. On 21 June 1941 Drobiński heavily damaged the plane flown by German ace Adolf Galland[4] and forced him to a crash-landing. From 18 March 1942 to 9 August 1942 he was an instructor in No. 58 Operational Training Unit at RAF Grangemouth.[5] On 18 October 1943 he was ordered to No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron. On 3 April 1944 he began to work in the Ministry of Defence. On 26 September 1944 he took command of No.303 Polish Fighter Squadron.[6]
Drobiński was demobilized in 1948. He worked in the oil industry in America. In 1950's he settled in a village in Surrey.[7] In 1960 he obtained British citizenship. In 1969 he acted as a technical advisor for the Battle of Britain. In 1943 he married a South African woman, they had two sons and a daughter.[8]
Aerial victory credits
- 18 June 1941 – 2 Bf 109
- 21 June 1941 – Bf 109
- 22 June 1941 – Bf 109
- 25 June 1941 – Bf 109
- 3 July 1941 – Bf 109
- 6 July 1941 – 1/3 Bf 109 (probably destroyed)
- 7 July 1941 – 1/2
- 24 July 1941 – Bf 109 (probably destroyed)
- 24 October 1941 – Bf 109 (probably destroyed)
- 13 March 1942 – Bf 109
Awards
Файл:POL Virtuti Militari Srebrny BAR.svg Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Файл:POL Krzyż Walecznych (1940) 3r BAR.PNG Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Файл:DistinguishedFlyingCrossUKRibbon.jpg Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
References
Bibliography
- Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, p. 161. Шаблон:ISBN
- Jerzy Pawlak: Absolwenci Szkoły Orląt: 1925-1939. Warszawa: Retro-Art, 2009, pp. 231–232. Шаблон:ISBN
- Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, p. 282-285. Шаблон:ISBN
- Шаблон:Cite book
- Józef Zieliński: Lotnicy polscy w Bitwie o Wielką Brytanię. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza MH, 2005, pp. 39–40. Шаблон:ISBN
- Józef Zieliński: 303 Dywizjon Myśliwski Warszawski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki. Warszawa: Bellona, 2003 Шаблон:ISBN
Further reading
- ↑ Pawlak 2009, p. 231.
- ↑ Krzystek 2012, p. 161.
- ↑ Sikora 2014, p. 283.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Zieliński 1994, p. 43.
- ↑ Zieliński 2019, p. 55.
- ↑ Zieliński 2005, p. 40.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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