Originally Posted by
lasernigel
Just a note about those brave Polish flyers. I was in the ATC in Blackpool, the school Sqn was 2454, though the band was 2354 based in a building in the roughest council estate in Blackpool, Grange Park.
The OC was a ex Polish RAF guy called Wing Commander Tuarek(sp). He flew Hurricanes and Spitfires during the war and Meteors and Javelin post war. His son wanted to be a fighter pilot like him, but unfortunately at 6ft 7in had to settle for Transports. What was the height limit on jet fighters with a bone dome?
Sorry if I am off thread.
This man was Tadeusz Turek, no Oz connection.
Franek