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The captions under the pictures are as written at the time.

Alex - Mustang
Alex with friends 1943. Alex is 4th from the left. Can you identify the others?
Alex funeral parade. Can you identify anyone else, or who's funeral ? Alex is leading. David King (Aircrew Remembrance Society) is undertaking extensive research on this picture and we hope that further details will soon follow.


Alex cockpit, Norwich

3 Polish pilots - Alex on the bottom but who are the others? Alex Norwich 1944
Binky - Alex's wife and mother of Stefan
Teddy Kulecki - Alex's best mate and Stefan's (Alex's only child) Godfather. Where is he now or his relatives? Who are the others in the picture - can you assist? Peter Sikora identified this being taken at Coltishall 1945. A.V.M. Matevsz Izycki on left. W/O/ Marian Jankiewicz 315 Squadron on the left of Teddy.
The wedding of Bink's older brother Russel to Eve - L to R Binky's mother, Nellie, Alex, Binky, Russell, Eve, Millie Edwards (Eve's sister), Eve's mother and father Mr and Mrs Edwards. Russell and Binky lived with their younger brother Colin at 62 Victoria Avenue, Hounslow and Mr and Mrs Edwards lived next door at No 60. (Photograph kindly supplied by Colin Tuffield, Australia.
Alex - picture courtesy of "Polish Air Aces". Osprey publishing
A new picture supplied by Peter Sikora (Along with further information).
58 O.T.U Course 29. Squad 1 Grangemouth.
Back row: Sgt. Durys (✵), Sgt. Pietrzak, Fl/Sgt. Urbanczyk (✵)
Centre row: Sgt. Wlodarski (✵), Sgt. Benner, Sgt. Gowers, Sgt. Taylor, Sgt. Luffman
Front row: Fl/Sgt. Wojcik(✵), Fl/Sgt. Finney, P/O. Parker, P/O. Webster, P/O. Zajdel (✵), Fl/Sgt. Grondowski (✵)
(✵) Sgt. Durys served with 302 Squadron - survived the war - no further information.
Fl/Sgt. Urbanczyk - served with 112 Squadron - survived the war - no further information.
Sgt. Wlodarski served with 1 Squadron, killed on 14/04/1944 in a Typhoon IB Serial No. JR127. See "HERE"
P/O. Zajdel served with 316 Squadron, killed 09/11/1944 in a Mustang Serial No. FX935. See "HERE"
Fl/Sgt. Wojcik served with 308 Squadron - survived the war, thought to have died in the Congo.
Fl/Sgt. Grondowski served with 315 Squadron, killed 11/09/1943 in a Spitfire IV Serial No. W3427. See "HERE"

Above and below photographs 302 Squadron MH869 Spitfire
Escorting American bombers over France 1943.

316 Squadron pilots talking about the raid over Aalborg, Denmark 18th October 1944. (Courtesy Peter Sikora)
Left to right: F/Lt Tadeusz Karnkowski flying Mustang SZ-Y FX865 1 and 1/2 Bf 109
F/Lt Zygmunt Nentwich flying Mustang SZ-N FB356 1/2 Bf 109
F/Lt Janusz Walawski (granddad of RAF officer Bond who was serving in Afghanistan recently) flying Mustang SZ-V HB855 2 Bf 109
W/Cdr Kazimierz Rutkowski flying Mustang SZ-K FB360 1/2 Bf 109
F/Lt Antoni Cholajda
W/O Aleksander Pietrzak flying Mustang SZ-A HB841 1/2 Bf 109

Stefan at Alex's grave marker and right Alex's mother 1945.![]()

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