| Accession Number | MALTA0353B |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
| Maker |
Sebastian, Jeffrey Graham (Jerry) |
| Place made | Cyprus: Nicosia |
| Date made | c January 1953 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Flight Lieutenant Tony Glowacki DFC, DFM, Virtuti Militari, Polish Cross of Valour and two bars, ...
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.