Kazimierz Sporny DFC (17 February 1916 – 17 May 1949) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 5 confirmed kills.[1]
Kazimierz Sporny DFC | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1916 Poznań |
| Died | 17 May 1949 (aged 33) Twyford Abbey, London, England |
| Allegiance |  Poland France United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Polish Air Force France Armée de l'Air Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Service number | P-0448 |
| Unit | 3rd Aviation Regiment No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Polish Defensive War, World War II |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Cross (UK) |
Biography edit
Sporny was born in 1916, he was graduated from the Polish Air Force Academy in 1936. He was assigned to the 3rd Aviation Regiment. On 17 September he crossed the border with Romania then via Yugoslavia and Italy he reached France. After the Battle of France he arrived in the UK where he served in the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. Sporny scored his first victory on 30 December 1940 on a Bf 109. He volunteered to the Polish Fighting Team.[2]
On 18 July 1946 he married Margaret McArthur.
Kazimierz Sporny died from a brain cancer on 17 May 1949. On 25 August 2016 his remains were brought to Poznań by Polish Air Force's CASA C-295 and buried in Miłostowo cemetery, with an honorary flypast by the F-16 fighter jets.[3]
Aerial victory credits edit
- Bf 109 4 – September 1940 (probably destroyed)
- Bf 109 – 30 December 1940
- Bf 109 – 7 April 1943
- 2 Bf 109 – 22 April 1943
- Bf 109 – 24 June 1944
- Fw 190 – 24 June 1944 (damaged)
Awards edit
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
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Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
References edit
- ^ ""Lista Bajana"".
- ^ Polish Fighting Team
- ^ Idczak, Marcin (25 August 2016). "Ostatni lot pilota Kazimierza Spornego". Retrieved 26 August 2016.
Further reading edit
- 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. 531. ISBN 9788361421597
- Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, p. 367-371. ISBN 9788370205607
- Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, p. 68. ISBN 83862172.
- Cyrk Skalskiego | Kazimierz Sporny