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Ksawery Wyrożemski
Ksawery "Big Bill" Wyrożemski ("Tso-very Veera-zhem-ski") (23 July 1915 – 15 February 1967) was an exile Poland, Polish fighter pilot who flew Hawker Hurricanes and Supermarine Spitfires as an officer with the Polish Air Forces in Great Britain, Polish Air Forces's 308 and No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron, 315 "City of Dęblin" Fighter Squadrons from April 1942 until the end of World War II. One of the aircraft he piloted in 1942 was Spitfire Mk. Vb, ''BM597'', now flying with the Historic Aircraft Collection at Duxford. Wyrożemski later flew the North American P-51 Mustang, North American Mustang Mk. IIIs when No.315 Squadron converted in March 1944. He scored no kills but was awarded the Cross of Valor (Poland), Polish Cross of Valour (Krzyz Walecznych) plus bar. Escape to exile Wyrożemski was a Polish Army officer when the Invasion of Poland, Germans invaded Poland in September 1939. Wyrożemski served with 217 ''Eskadra Bombowa'' equipped with PZL.37 Łoś twin-engine bom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Pilot Juan Peron (on Left) And "Big Bill" Wyrozemski In Congo
Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a person who is part of the Cuban population, see Demographics of Cuba * Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba * Cuban Americans, citizens of the United States who are of Cuban descent * Cuban cigar, often referred to as "Cubans" * Cuban culture * Cuban cuisine ** Cuban sandwich * Cuban-eight, a type of aerobatic maneuver People with the surname * Brian Cuban (born 1961), American lawyer and activist * Mark Cuban (born 1958), American entrepreneur See also * Cuban Missile Crisis * List of Cubans * * Cuban Boys, a British music act * Kuban (other) * Cubane {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |