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GłOWACKI, Antoni

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rank: W/C
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: P1527 )
born: 1910-02-10 Warsaw Poland

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Wing Commander Antoni (Toni) Głowacki (10 February 1910 – 27 April 1980) DFC, DFM, was a Polish Second World War fighter pilot flying with Polish Squadrons attached to the Royal Air Force, who is notable for shooting down five German aircraft on 24 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, becoming one of only four pilots who gained "ace-in-a-day" status during that battle,[2] the others being New Zealander Brian Carbury, Englishman Ronald Hamlyn and Scot Archie McKellar.

Source: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_G%C5%82owacki

Squadrons:

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RAF 303 1941-11-01
RAF 501 1940-08-01
RAF 308 1943-02-01
RAF 309 1944-09-01
RAF 307 1945-10-01

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AB174 Flew with 303 Squadron 1942-01-01

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