MightyGem
3rd Feb 2013, 00:26
A Polish war hero with an incredible story of survival during World War Two has died aged 91.
Flight Lieutenant Czeslaw 'Tony' Rogers braved a 830-mile trek on foot across the Soviet Union's frozen wastes to India after being freed from a prison camp before eventually making it to Britain.
He then became a decorated Spitfire and Lancaster bomber pilot who flew daring RAF missions against targets in Germany.
Pilot who survived a Russian gulag before making it to Britain to fly Spitfires for the RAF in WW2 is laid to rest aged 91 | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272393/Pilot-survived-Russian-gulag-making-Britain-fly-Spitfires-RAF-WW2-laid-rest-aged-91.html#axzz2JjNl90ge)
Flight Lieutenant Czeslaw 'Tony' Rogers braved a 830-mile trek on foot across the Soviet Union's frozen wastes to India after being freed from a prison camp before eventually making it to Britain.
He then became a decorated Spitfire and Lancaster bomber pilot who flew daring RAF missions against targets in Germany.
Pilot who survived a Russian gulag before making it to Britain to fly Spitfires for the RAF in WW2 is laid to rest aged 91 | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272393/Pilot-survived-Russian-gulag-making-Britain-fly-Spitfires-RAF-WW2-laid-rest-aged-91.html#axzz2JjNl90ge)