MPN11:-
I would like to think that some of those fine old gentlemen still make their annual visit to the Polish memorial by the A40 at Northolt.
Indeed, and I too! Let me be clear (as I obviously failed to be first time round) in saying that we are the poorer, I meant because they are now gone from the Royal Air Force (although I may even be wrong there!), not from the world!
The highest rank they obtained, at least as far as I am aware, was Wing Commander. If I am right that was yet another injustice piled upon all the others that they so philosophically bore, given the excellence of some of their leaders . The reason of course was that of security, as it was reasoned that pressure could be brought to bear on them by threatening loved ones still living in Poland under communist rule. No doubt that was true, but it was yet another example of how the Poles had to suffer under occupation, be it from the East or the West (or both, simultaneously).