Witold Lanowski

Military

Object Number - UPL 24321 - F/L Lanny Lanowski

Polish AF pilot attached to the RAF and AAF
6 kills 2-PAF + 4-56th FG
Awards: Polish `Cross of Valour’ & bar, DFC (US), Air Medal with 10 olc (US), General Service Medal, War Medal 1939 – 45, Air Crew Europe Star, 1939 – 45 Star, French 1939 – 45 War Commemorative Medal.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-26044

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Silver Lady
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:29:00
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Witold Lanowski: Gallery (4 items)

Polish officers, who flew with the 61st Fighter Squadron, stand with Lieutenant-Colonel Frances S. Gabreski, CO of the 61st FS, 56th Fighter Group, at Boxted air base. Left to right they are: Squadron Leader Boles?aw Micha? G?adych, Flight Lieutenant Tadeusz Sawicz, Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Flight Lieutenant Zbigniew Janicki, Flight Lieutenant Tadeusz Andersz and Flight Lieutenant Witold Lanowski.

Object number: FRE 209 - Polish officers, who flew with the 61st Fighter...

An Armorer of the 354th Bomb Group discusses ammunition, loaded into the wing of a P-51 Mustang with Flying Officer Ferguson and Flight Lieutenant Witold Lanowski, both detached from the RAF to fly with the 354th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ground crewman examining 0.50-Cal guns in Mustang with Flying Officer Ferguson and Flt Lt Witold Lanowski- RAF pilots flying with 354th FG.'

Object number: FRE 430 - An Armorer of the 354th Bomb Group discusses...

Object number: UPL 24321 - F/L Lanny Lanowski

Object number: UPL 24338 - P-47M HV+M bar 61st FS