Pilot

Warsaw Air Bridge hero remembered: last British pilot to drop supplies to Uprising insurgents dies aged 95

Pictured in later life, Jim Auton flew two missions to Warsaw to resupply insurgents fighting in the Warsaw Uprising. The Polish ambassador to Great Britain described him as a “true friend of Poland” and a “brave and determined man”. Jim Auton Estate

Dubbed “a true friend of Poland” by the Polish ambassador in London, Jim Auton, a bomb aimer serving in 178 Squadron, took part in perilous missions to keep Polish combatants equipped during the ’44 Uprising.

Hitting the heights: photo album of Polish wartime pilot goes for a bomb

The rare photos provide fascinating snapshots on the life of a front-line pilot who took the fight to the Nazis.

Trike power motoring altitude record broken as Ełk pilot goes six kilometres high

Record falls despite equipment freezing up, fuel running out and atmospheric conditions that forced the fragile aircraft down.

Flying visit: Pilot lands plane on Europe’s longest pier, has candy floss, and flies off

With warm weather finally settling in Poland, pilot Łukasz Czepiela decided to start off the season by the sea in style – by landing a plane on Sopot pier.

‘Heroine of the skies’ and pilot boyfriend killed in horror air crash

Izabela Lechowicz was co-pilot on the helicopter that crashed just minutes after taking off from Leicester’s football ground. The pilot, Eric Swaffer who was also Lechowicz’s romantic partner, has been hailed as a hero for managing to guide the stricken helicopter away from houses and a carpark still packed with fans heading off after a match.

Lukasz in the sky with trophies

Polish pilot Łukasz (Luke) Czepiela triumphs in the Red Bull Air Race Challenger Cup race in Budapest.

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