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Poland training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s

Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has said that Poland has started training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 combat aircraft.

PM pours praise on US and Polish pilots

Poland’s prime minister has praised Polish and US Air Force pilots serving as part of Nato's Air Shielding operation on the Alliance's eastern flank.

Territorial force plans air wing

Poland's Territorial Defence Force plans to form an air wing, the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper reported on Monday.

The Defender Returns: Legendary Spitfire flown by WWII Polish pilots makes sentimental journey back to its wartime home

The Spitfire BM597 served with the 315 (City of Dęblin) squadron and the 317 (City of Wilno) squadron, part of the Polish Air Force under the command of the Royal Air Force from RAF Woodvale in Southport, the plane’s home of operations, but served mainly in the North-West from a base in Blackpool, the home of the Polish Airforce during WWII.

Rare ‘Caterpillar Club’ pin awarded to Spitfire Ace who helped pioneer The Great Escape up for auction

The 19mm-long, nine-carat gold Caterpillar Club Irvin pin, with red amethyst eyes was awarded to Captain Stanisław Król before he was executed by the Gestapo.

UK memorial to Polish pilots gets upgrade to mark 80th anniversary of Battle of Britain

The memorial commemorates the Polish “Few” and the 1,900 Poles who lost their lives in the air war.

Polish airmen who fought in the Battle of Britain honoured in London

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Polish Ambassador to England Arkady Rzegocki in London on Monday paid tribute to Polish fighter pilots who, during World War Two, fought in the Battle of Britain, the Foreign Ministry has said.

Polish F-16 pilots escort US bomber flight over Poland – minister

For the second time this month, Polish F-16 pilots have escorted the flight of a US B-1B bomber over Poland, Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has written on Twitter.

Pilot, spy and decorated underground officer who was later jailed by the Soviets, Kazimierz Leski died 20 years ago today

Born in Warsaw in 1912, the life of Kazimierz Leski who went on to head up the counter-espionage activities of the ultra secretive Musketeers resistance group, is still relatively unknown.

Hero bomber pilot killed by coronavirus at age of 102

Mieczysław Stachiewicz was one of the last surviving Polish airmen who saw action over enemy territory during the war.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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