Bargiełowski was born in Garbów near Lublin. In 1936 he entered the Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer's School for minors in Bydgoszcz, then he was sent to the High Aviation School in Ułęż.[2] After the Soviet invasion of Poland the school began the evacuation to Romania, unfortunately on 18 September Bargiełowski was captured by Red Army and sent to Yelenovskiye Rudniki on Black Sea, where he worked at a stone pit until May 1940. He was deported to Siberia where he spent 14 months working in taiga. Due to starvation he suffered from blindness, dysentery, and scorbutic paralysis. After the Sikorski–Mayski agreement, Bargiełowski was released on 4 September 1941 and arrived in Scotland by sea on 13 November 1941.[3]
He started training on 20 January 1943 on after a long treatment. On 28 September 1943 he was posted to No. 61 OTU for fighter pilot's operational training. Finally on 24 January 1944 he was assigned to the No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.[4] On 12 June 1944 he scored his first double victory shooting down two Fw 190. On 18 August he downed two Fw 190 and damaged two others. He scored his last victory on 11 December. He also shot down three flying bombs V-1. From 2 May 1945 he served as instructor in the No. 61 OTU as instructor, and on 24 July he returned to No. 315. On 17 November he was transferred to the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron where he served until it was disbanded on 11 December 1946.[5]
In May 1948 he emigrated to Australia, setting up a business in jewelry.[6] Jakub Bargiełowski died on 21 February 2010 in Sydney.[7]
^Timesonline.co.uk. "Jakub Bargielowski: Polish fighter ace" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 May 2010.
Further readingEdit
Wojciech Zmyślony. "Polskie Siły Powietrzne w II wojnie światowej – Jakub Bargiełowski biografia" (in Polish). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
(in Polish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
"Piloci dywizjonu 315". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
"Ciel de Gloire" (in French). Retrieved 6 October 2014.
Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, p. 81. ISBN9788361421597
Janusz Kubit: Szkoła Podoficerów Lotnictwa dla Małoletnich, Krosno 1938-1939. Krosno: Graffia - Agencja wydawniczo-fotograficzna, 2019 ISBN9788395521102
Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, pp. 376-379. ISBN9788370205607
Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, p. 64. ISBN 83862172.
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jakub, bargiełowski, 1921, 2010, polish, fighter, polish, force, world, with, confirmed, kills, born, 1921, july, 1921garbów, polanddied, 2010, february, 2010sydneyallegiancepoland, united, kingdomservice, branch, polish, force, royal, forcerankwarrant, office. Jakub Bargielowski 1921 2010 was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 5 confirmed kills 1 Jakub BargielowskiBorn 1921 07 25 25 July 1921Garbow PolandDied 2010 02 21 21 February 2010SydneyAllegiancePoland United KingdomService wbr branch Polish Air Force Royal Air ForceRankWarrant OfficerService number794457UnitNo 315 Polish Fighter SquadronNo 303 Polish Fighter SquadronBattles warsPolish Defensive War World War IIAwardsVirtuti Militari Cross of Valour Cross of Merit with Swords Distinguished Flying Medal Air Force Medal 1939 45 1939 1945 Star Air Crew Europe Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939 1945 Contents 1 Biography 2 Aerial victory credits 3 Awards 4 References 5 Further readingBiography EditBargielowski was born in Garbow near Lublin In 1936 he entered the Air Force Non Commissioned Officer s School for minors in Bydgoszcz then he was sent to the High Aviation School in Ulez 2 After the Soviet invasion of Poland the school began the evacuation to Romania unfortunately on 18 September Bargielowski was captured by Red Army and sent to Yelenovskiye Rudniki on Black Sea where he worked at a stone pit until May 1940 He was deported to Siberia where he spent 14 months working in taiga Due to starvation he suffered from blindness dysentery and scorbutic paralysis After the Sikorski Mayski agreement Bargielowski was released on 4 September 1941 and arrived in Scotland by sea on 13 November 1941 3 He started training on 20 January 1943 on after a long treatment On 28 September 1943 he was posted to No 61 OTU for fighter pilot s operational training Finally on 24 January 1944 he was assigned to the No 315 Polish Fighter Squadron 4 On 12 June 1944 he scored his first double victory shooting down two Fw 190 On 18 August he downed two Fw 190 and damaged two others He scored his last victory on 11 December He also shot down three flying bombs V 1 From 2 May 1945 he served as instructor in the No 61 OTU as instructor and on 24 July he returned to No 315 On 17 November he was transferred to the No 303 Polish Fighter Squadron where he served until it was disbanded on 11 December 1946 5 In May 1948 he emigrated to Australia setting up a business in jewelry 6 Jakub Bargielowski died on 21 February 2010 in Sydney 7 Aerial victory credits Edit2 Fw 190 12 June 1944 Bf 109 24 June 1944 damaged 2 Fw 190 18 August 1944 and two others damaged Fw 190 11 December 1944Awards Edit Virtuti Militari Silver Cross Cross of Valour three times Cross of Merit with Swords Distinguished Flying Medal Air Force Medal 1939 45 Medal Lotniczy 1939 1945 Star Air Crew Europe Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939 1945References Edit Lista Bajana Kubit 2019 p 459 Krzystek 2012 p 81 Sikora 2014 p 377 Sikora 2014 p 378 Zielinski 1994 p 64 Timesonline co uk Jakub Bargielowski Polish fighter ace in Polish Retrieved 6 May 2010 Further reading EditWojciech Zmyslony Polskie Sily Powietrzne w II wojnie swiatowej Jakub Bargielowski biografia in Polish Retrieved 6 October 2014 Mysliwcy Jakub Bargielowski biografia in Polish Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 6 October 2014 Piloci dywizjonu 315 Retrieved 6 October 2014 Ciel de Gloire in French Retrieved 6 October 2014 Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek Anna Krzystek Polskie Sily Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940 1947 lacznie z Pomocnicza Lotnicza Sluzba Kobiet PLSK WAAF Sandomierz Stratus 2012 p 81 ISBN 9788361421597 Janusz Kubit Szkola Podoficerow Lotnictwa dla Maloletnich Krosno 1938 1939 Krosno Graffia Agencja wydawniczo fotograficzna 2019 ISBN 9788395521102 Piotr Sikora Asy polskiego lotnictwa Warszawa Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma Press 2014 pp 376 379 ISBN 9788370205607 Jozef Zielinski Asy polskiego lotnictwa Warszawa Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR 1994 p 64 ISBN 83862172 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jakub Bargielowski amp oldid 1129766778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
