Background
Kazimierz Rutkowski was born in Liszno near Lublin.
Kazimierz Rutkowski was born in Liszno near Lublin.
In 1938 he was graduated from the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin and assigned to the Polish 132nd Fighter Escadrille in Poznań.
During the August 1939 mobilization he was posted to the Polish 36th Observation Escadrille where he flew Lublin R-XIII planes. On 9 September he was hit and crash-landed. After the Invasion of Poland Rutkowski arrived in the United Kingdom, since 4 September 1940 he served in the Number.
306 Polish Fighter Squadron.
On 19 May 1941 he was wounded.After Rutkowski returned to health he was ordered to the Number. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron.
On 18 December 1941 he shot down his first plane. From 23 August 1942 to 17 March 1943 he was commander of the Number.
306 Squadron. On 11 May 1944 he volunteered to join the United States Army Air Force 61st Fighter Squadron where he flew P-47.
From 11 October 1944 to 30 January 1945 Rutkowski was commander of the 3rd Polish Fighter Wing. He was also the commander of the Number. 133 Wing Royal Air Force. Kazimierz Rutkowski died on 3 May 1995 in San Diego.