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Officer's School for minors. Then he participated in a course in aircraft maintenance. After completing his flying training and then a fighter pilot course, he was assigned to
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On 23 February 1940 he came to
England. After training in
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Recipients of the Silver Cross of the
Virtuti Militari
883:(in Polish). Sandomierz: Stratus. pp. 247–248.
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879:Krzystek, Tadeusz Jerzy; Krsystek, Anna (2012).
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401:. He came back to his squadron on 25 May 1942.
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470:when it crashed on take-off from Permesta's
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546:France and Germany Star
433:Allied-occupied Germany
318:Józef Jeka was born in
255:France and Germany Star
898:Sikora, Piotr (2014).
412:. He later served in
153:Years of service
468:Martin B-26 Marauder
379:No. 238 Squadron RAF
301:Jeka worked for the
280:Polish Defensive War
221:Polish Defensive War
189:No. 238 Squadron RAF
61:(present-day Poland)
16:Polish fighter pilot
866:on 17 November 2015
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746:The Daily Telegraph
576:Military promotions
564:War Medal 1939–1945
354:fighter. After the
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447:landed his MiG at
445:Franciszek Jarecki
393:and destroyed two
348:September Campaign
328:Pomeranian Griffin
278:who served in the
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663:Flight lieutenant
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346:During the
314:Early years
950:Categories
938:8390662043
676:References
485:cemetery.
462:rebels on
364:Marseilles
272:Józef Jeka
91:Allegiance
46:1917-04-06
25:Józef Jeka
727:MojaWyspa
620:porucznik
608:plutonowy
590:szeregowy
580:Sources:
406:porucznik
371:Blackpool
309:Biography
290:. In the
156:1937–1958
85:Indonesia
645:Sergeant
472:Mapanget
464:Sulawesi
460:Permesta
449:Bornholm
427:Cold War
375:Carlisle
352:PZL P.11
299:Cold War
207:Commands
121:Service/
986:The Few
626:kapitan
360:Romania
320:Tupadły
297:In the
286:in the
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489:Awards
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395:Bf 109
231:Awards
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