Pietrzak and the 500th German "victory"
A lovely lady, who keeps a horse at mine mentioned several months ago over the stable door, that she was related to a Sqn Ldr Pietrzak.
This evening she dropped off a 3 page document written by him that tells the story of the 500th and 501st German aircraft to be shot down during WWII.
Pietrzak shot down the 500th and his 306 Squadron mate, Langhamer, took care of the 501st. Both were later decorated by the Polish President, Raczkiewicz.
It does make fascinating reading and he is very humble about the ensuing accolades that it brought from the Polish and the morale that it evidently gave Polish fliers. Unless it is freely available, I shall seek permission to reproduce it here.
The bravery and courage of others always amazes me.
Stik