Kornicki Franciszek

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	S/Ldr KORNICKI Franciszek Born on 18 December 1916 in Wereszyn, near Hrubieszow. In 1936, after his final certificate exams, he joined the Air Force Cadet Officers School in Deblin, from which he graduated within 12th promotion. However, already before the promotion, he had been assigned to 162 Fighter Flight of 6 Air Wing in Lvov. On 12 September 1939 he was promoted to pilot officer (with seniority from 31 August 1939). In September 1939 he was fighting in 162 Flight, which together with 161 Fighter Flight formed III/6 Fighter Squadron supporting the Lodz Army. He reached France via Romania. There, in the Lyon-Bron air base, he underwent training for an operation pilot on Morane 406 aircraft. After the armistice he was evacuated to Great Britain. In Great Britain, after training, he was assigned to No. 307 (Polish) Night Fighter Squadron Lvov Eagle Owls (on 18 September 1940). He was one of those pilots who were dissatisfied with equipment they were given (Defiant) and expressed it aloud. F. Kornicki was transferred to No.1 School of Army Co-operation RAF in Old Sarum. On 11 October 1940 he was assigned to No. 303(Polish) Fighter Squadron T. Kooeciuszko. On the eve of the Battle of Britain, he was still a nonoperation pilot of that squadron. From 20 January 1941 he was serving in No. 315 (Polish) Fighter Squadron City of Deblin. On 12 February 1943 he became the commander of No. 308 (Polish) Fighter Squadron City of Krakow.He commanded it till 3 March 1943, and then, between 28 April and 31 December 1943 he was the commander of No. 317 (Polish) Fighter Squadron City of Wilno. Having handed over the command of the squadron, he became a liaison officer to 11, and later to 10 RAF Fighter Groups. Between 2 April and 28 November 1944, he was studying in the Air Academy. After the studies he was posted as a liaison officer to the HQ 84 Group (REAR) 2 TAF. He remained at that post till 25 November 1945. His decorations include: Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari War Order No. 08487 and Cross of Valour and two bars. After the war, he settled in Great Britain. For a few years he was the owner of a Simonds brewery hotel (together with his wife Patience). In 1951 he joined RAF. At the beginning he was a pilot. He served in RAF for 20 years, during which he was moving 28 times. My life in those days was the one of a Gypsy. He says Sometimesdifficult, but never boring. Group Captain Franciszek Kornicki has been an active member of the Polish Air Force Association in Great Britain. He has been also a chief editor of an airmen newspaper Wings. News From the World.
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