Adolf Pietrasiak Explained

Adolf Pietrasiak
Rank:podporucznik
Birth Date:1916 11, df=y
Birth Place:Kośmin, Poland
Death Place:English Channel
Allegiance: Poland
France
United Kingdom
Branch:
France Armée de l'Air
Unit:Polish 122nd Fighter Escadrille
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 92 Squadron RAF
No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron
Serviceyears:1932–1943
Servicenumber:P-2093
Battles:Polish Defensive War, World War II
Awards:Virtuti Militari
Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Medal

Adolf Pietrasiak (17 November 1916 – 29 November 1943) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 8 confirmed kills and one shared.

Biography

Adolf Pietrasiak was born in Kośmin near Puławy. In 1932 he entered the Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer's School for minors in Bydgoszcz. Four years later he was assigned to Polish 122nd Fighter Escadrille in Kraków.

During the Invasion of Poland, on 6 September 1939 Pietrasiak's PZL P.11 was damaged by his own side's anti-aircraft guns. On the morning of 18 September he crossed the border with Romania, then he came to France. He served in the Kosiński section in Bourges. On 5 June 1940, flying a Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Pietrasiak claimed three victories shared.

On 27 June 1940 he arrived in the United Kingdom and was posted to No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron then to No. 92 Squadron RAF. In July 1941 he downed seven Bf 109. On 23 July he was transferred to No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron. On 19 August he was shot down over France, landing by parachute he injured his leg. He came back to England via Spain and Gibraltar in November. From 24 August 1942 he flew in No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron.

On 29 November 1943 Pietrasiak took off in a Spitfire and never came back. His plane probably crashed in the English Channel.[1] His body was never found.

Awards

Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Cross of Valour (Poland)
Distinguished Flying Medal

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. According to web.me.com his Spitfire IX MA584 collided with another plane during Ramrod 339 over Dunkirk.