Another One Passes.
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Another One Passes.
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
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
