Jerzy Drzewiecki (7 August 1902 – 15 May 1990) was a Polish aeroplane constructor, an engineer and one of the founders of the
RWD construction bureau, along with
Rogalski and
Wigura. He was born in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
. Among his most notable constructions is the
RWD-7 aeroplane.
During World War II he went to Britain and became a ferry pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary, taking new and damaged aircraft from one airfield to another.
He went to live in Canada and died in 1990 in Ottawa.
Polish aerospace engineers
Polish emigrants to Canada
Polish people of the Polish–Soviet War
People from Warsaw Governorate
Engineers from Warsaw
1902 births
1990 deaths
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