MALTA0353B Accession Number: MALTA0353B

Description

Flight Lieutenant Tony Glowacki DFC, DFM, Virtuti Militari, Polish Cross of Valour and two bars, Polish Legion of Honour (left), reunited with his compatriot Flight Lieutenant Tom Markowski, Virtuti Militari and Polish Cross of Valour, a member of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF. Both men transferred to the RAF after the fall of Poland in 1939 and had not met since Markowski left England in 1946. Flight Lieutenant Glowacki, who had been a fighter pilot for 22 years, was an instructor at the RAF Gunnery School in Nicosia, Cyprus where the Wing went for training.

Details

Accession Number
MALTA0353B
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
c January 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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