With the outbreak of the Second World War, he was detailed by the Soviets, but escaped. He worked in Vilnius for a while, then obtained a passport which enabled him to travel to France. When that country fell to the Germans, he fled to the UK.
During the war, he flew with the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving on three Polish RAF fighter squadrons: first No. 316, later No. 306 and No. 315. In late August 1940, Góra served with the RAF's No 2 AACU before undertaking advanced training with 61 OTU at Heston. As a sgt. pilot, Góra was posted to No. 316 (Polish) Squadron, flying the Spitfire, flying his first operation on 18 November 1941, a convoy patrol. On 10 April 1942 he claimed a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 damaged, and on 3 June 1942 he claimed another Fw 190 shot down over Le Havre. In early 1943 Góra studied at the Infantry Cadet and Cavalry Academy in Scotland, and was promoted to pilot officer. On 13 May 1943 Góra destroyed a Bf 109G and on 27 August 1943 he shot down another of this type. On 4 September 1943, while escorting a USAAF formation of B-17s near Lille, he claimed a Fw 190 damaged. After the war, following research on Luftwaffe loss data, the aircraft was identified as a Bf 109 and classified as "destroyed." P/O Góra was posted to No. 316 Squadron in April 1944 flying the P-51 Mustang. From June to October 1944, he destroyed two locomotives near Bremen, and damaged a German submarine. Góra also flew 28 flights anti- V-1 “flying bombs” operations; one such bomb he destroyed on 31 July 1944. He performed his final operational flight of his tour on 22 October 1944 over Heligoland.
tadeusz, góra, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, b. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tadeusz Gora news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Tadeusz Gora 19 January 1918 4 January 2010 was a Polish glider and fighter pilot Tadeusz GoraBirth nameTadeusz GoraBorn 1918 01 19 19 January 1918Krakow Austria HungaryDied4 January 2010 2010 01 04 aged 91 Swidnik PolandAllegiance PolandService wbr branch Polish Air ForceYears of servicefrom 1939Battles warsWorld War IIAwardsLilienthal Gliding Medal 1938 Other workglider pilot flight instructor Plaque at Bezmiechowa honoring Gora s record flight Born in Krakow Austria Hungary he was the first winner of the Lilienthal Gliding Medal in the world for his record breaking 577 8 kilometer flight on 18 May 1938 in a PWS 101 from Bezmiechowa to Soleczniki near Vilnius With the outbreak of the Second World War he was detailed by the Soviets but escaped He worked in Vilnius for a while then obtained a passport which enabled him to travel to France When that country fell to the Germans he fled to the UK During the war he flew with the Royal Air Force RAF serving on three Polish RAF fighter squadrons first No 316 later No 306 and No 315 In late August 1940 Gora served with the RAF s No 2 AACU before undertaking advanced training with 61 OTU at Heston As a sgt pilot Gora was posted to No 316 Polish Squadron flying the Spitfire flying his first operation on 18 November 1941 a convoy patrol On 10 April 1942 he claimed a Focke Wulf Fw 190 damaged and on 3 June 1942 he claimed another Fw 190 shot down over Le Havre In early 1943 Gora studied at the Infantry Cadet and Cavalry Academy in Scotland and was promoted to pilot officer On 13 May 1943 Gora destroyed a Bf 109G and on 27 August 1943 he shot down another of this type On 4 September 1943 while escorting a USAAF formation of B 17s near Lille he claimed a Fw 190 damaged After the war following research on Luftwaffe loss data the aircraft was identified as a Bf 109 and classified as destroyed P O Gora was posted to No 316 Squadron in April 1944 flying the P 51 Mustang From June to October 1944 he destroyed two locomotives near Bremen and damaged a German submarine Gora also flew 28 flights anti V 1 flying bombs operations one such bomb he destroyed on 31 July 1944 He performed his final operational flight of his tour on 22 October 1944 over Heligoland After the end of the war he was discharged as a flight lieutenant He had been awarded the Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari Order the Cross of Valour three times Tadeusz Gora returned to Poland in 1948 as a senior instructor at the Zar Glider School near Zywiec He died in Swidnik on 4 January 2010 External links edit 1 FAI announcement 2 list of all FAI The Lilienthal Gliding Medal winners deaths notice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tadeusz Gora amp oldid 1211039365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
