THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - F/Lt Klisz, a pre-war pilot of Polish Air Lines, aged 52 at the time the photograph was taken, joined the RAF Transport Command on 1 October 1941. He had 13000 flying hours to his credit and piloted about 150 different types of aircraft with only one mishap, when an engine caught fire on take-off. He was known as an exceptional pilot in the RAF and was popularly called "Papa" by his fellow officers. After the war he was employed by the Air France airlines as a Budget Controller in London. Flight Lieutenant Włodzimierz Klisz of the RAF Transport Comm
THE POLISH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1940-1947 - F/Lt Klisz, a pre-war pilot of Polish Air Lines, aged 52 at the time the photograph was taken, joined the RAF Transport Command on 1 October 1941. He had 13000 flying hours to his credit and piloted about 150 different types of aircraft with only one mishap, when an engine caught fire on take-off. He was known as an exceptional pilot in the RAF and was popularly called "Papa" by his fellow officers. After the war he was employed by the Air France airlines as a Budget Controller in London. Flight Lieutenant Włodzimierz Klisz of the RAF Transport Command (originally of the Polish Air Force) in front of his DH 89B Dominie transport aircraft at RAF Prestwick, 10 February 1942 Royal Air Force, Polish Air Force, Klisz, Włodzimierz
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