S/Ldr GOLKO JERZY

Born on 12 January 1913 in Puck. In 1933 he passed his final certificate exams in the Cadets Corps No. 1 in Lvov, then he joined the Air Force Cadet Officers School in Deblin, from which he graduated in 1936. After the promotion he was assigned to 51 Combat Flight of 5 Air Wing in Porubanek, near Wilno. In 1937, after training on PZL-23 Karas aircraft he was transferred to 55 Combat Flight in Lida. From 1938 he was working in the Air Force Training Centre No. 1 in Deblin. He became an instructor for flying training on PZL-23 Karas, in 3 Training Flight. On 2 September 1939 he flew
the first patrol sortie, later he was evacuating training aircraft. On 17 September 1939 he crossed the Romanian border in Kuty. On 7 January 1940 he arrived in Great Britain. Having completed training, he was flying in No. 300 (Polish) Bomber Squadron Mazovia, and then in No. 309 (Polish) Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron Land. He commanded No. 309 Squadron between 3 April and 8 September 1944. Later he was assigned to No. 268 RAF Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (on 10 September 1944). In the squadron he was flying over Normandy, Belgium and the Netherlands for operation purposes. Upon his return to Great Britain he was employed in the Air Academy in Weston-Super-Mare as an air reconnaissance assistant. He himself graduated from the Air Academy in the subsequent course. After demobilization he left for the USA.

His decorations include:
Cross of Valour and three bars.