The Face of a Fighter Pilot. Please Add Images.

[RedToo]

Pilot Officer W J Glowacki. Shot down in France on 24 9 40. He died later the same day. Buried in Guines Community Cemetery by pilots of LG 2.

From the Battle of Britain Historical Society:

"P/O Witold Jozef GLOWACKI VM , 605 Squadron "County of Warwick", Hurricane I P3283 UP*P.
During combat patrol P/O Witold Jozef GLOWACKI and P/O Ian James MUIRHEAD chased a Dornier Do 17Z (Werk. Nr 3317,code F1+GK) from 2./KG 76. They shot down German bomber which crashed near by Cap Griz Nez but when they were returning home without ammo, were surprised by Bf 109s formation from 3./JG 51. P/O Glowacki was shot down by Oblt. Michael SONNER and force landed near by Albermuse (France) and was captured by German soldiers. He was slightly injured but he died the same day in German hospital probably from anafilactic shock after injection against tetanus infection (some sources say that he was executed by German).
P/O Muirhead returned Croydon – he was K.I.A. on 15 October 1940 (Hurricane N2546)"

RedToo.

[larry69]

P/O W.J.Glowacki shot down over France, 24.9.1940.









larry69

[larry69]

Oblt. Otto Behrens in Bf 109E-3, Stab JG 1, Jever 1940.



Oblt. Otto Behrens JG 26 (FW 190A) 1942, with Adolf Galland.



larry69

[MB_Avro_UK]

Originally Posted by larry69

Oblt. Otto Behrens in Bf 109E-3, Stab JG 1, Jever 1940.



Oblt. Otto Behrens JG 26 (FW 190A) 1942, with Adolf Galland.



larry69

Very interesting, Larry. Please tell us more about him. Any more photos?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro

[larry69]

..Thanks AVRO UK!

I already thought nobody interests this.

more Infos soon!

best regards
Larry69

[bolox]

Sgt Glowacki and PO Witorzenc, 501 Sqn Gravesend Aug 1940

[RedToo]

Another pic of Albert Gerald Lewis, in the 'office'. Scanned from 'The R.A.F. in Action' published during the war.

His story is here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showt...ory-of-a-pilot

with some more great photos.

RedToo.

[arthursmedley]

Originally Posted by bolox

Sgt Glowacki and PO Witorzenc, 501 Sqn Gravesend Aug 1940

Want to know more about what happened to these two?
Check this out;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleo...in/11401.shtml

[MB_Avro_UK]

Originally Posted by RedToo

Pilot Officer W J Glowacki. Shot down in France on 24 9 40. He died later the same day. Buried in Guines Community Cemetery by pilots of LG 2.

From the Battle of Britain Historical Society:

"P/O Witold Jozef GLOWACKI VM , 605 Squadron "County of Warwick", Hurricane I P3283 UP*P.
During combat patrol P/O Witold Jozef GLOWACKI and P/O Ian James MUIRHEAD chased a Dornier Do 17Z (Werk. Nr 3317,code F1+GK) from 2./KG 76. They shot down German bomber which crashed near by Cap Griz Nez but when they were returning home without ammo, were surprised by Bf 109s formation from 3./JG 51. P/O Glowacki was shot down by Oblt. Michael SONNER and force landed near by Albermuse (France) and was captured by German soldiers. He was slightly injured but he died the same day in German hospital probably from anafilactic shock after injection against tetanus infection (some sources say that he was executed by German).
P/O Muirhead returned Croydon – he was K.I.A. on 15 October 1940 (Hurricane N2546)"

RedToo.

Thanks for posting. I had not seen those photos before. Haunting.

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.