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Jerzy Popławski was born in 1919.
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Career
In 1938 he entered the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin and was commissioned on 1 September 1939. After the Soviet Invasion of Poland he was evacuated to Romania, and on 29 October 1939 arrived in Marseilles via Beirut. He went to Britain in one of the first groups of Polish airmen, on 27 January 1940.
He received service northern
76751. After training Popławski was posted to the Number. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron on 30 July.
He was transferred to the Number. 111 Squadron Royal Air Force on 10 September and on 26 to the Number.
229 Squadron Royal Air Force. In November 1940 he returned to Number.
302 Squadron. On 6 November he was injured in an accident landing a Hurricane. On 16 March 1941 he was assigned to the Number.
308 Polish Fighter Squadron.
Popławski scored his first victory on 4 September 1941 shooting down a Bf 109. On 30 April he took command of his squadron. On 1 September he was sent as instructor to Number.
58 Operational Training Unit.
On 17 April 1943 he was given command of the Number. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.
After the war ended Popławski emigrated to Argentina. He died in Buenos Aires.
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June 21, 2004 (aged 84)