Tadeusz Andersz

Military
media-49753.jpeg UPL 49753 Tadeusz Andersz, 56FG

Object Number - UPL 49753 - Tadeusz Andersz, 56FG

Flew with fellow poles for the French airforce in defense of Rennes, before being evacuated to Great Britain. Flew Spitfires for the RAF. Transferred from 315 Sqn RAF to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Flying as a maximum endurance escort to B17's on 9-Apr-44, Andersz destroyed an FW190 over Kiel.

Returned as C/O of 315 Sqn RAF.



Awards: DFC, DFC (British), Polish Virtuti Militari.

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Born

Netherlands 27 September 1918

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Transferred

Boxted, Colchester, UK 19 June 1944 - 19 August 1944 Transferred from RAF to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

London, UK 29 October 2007

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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