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After independence of Pakistan in 1947, thirty Polish officers and
technicians who served RAF in WWII joined PAF. Poland soon become a
communist country, and these Polish men decided to live in Pakistan for the
rest of their life. RPAF consisted of Tempest, Fury, Harvad, Auster,
Tiger Moth , Bristol Freighter and Dakota aircraft which were all originated
from RAF, Polish officers and men were trained in flying and maintenance of
these aircraft.
A fine Polish officer Wladyslaw Turowicz rose to the rank of Air Cdre, he
was appointed as ACAS (Maintenance). He became Pakistani citizen, and died
in 1984.
PAF Museum, Faisal has a special section devoted to pay tribute to
him. Following are pictures from the same section.
Names of some Polish Officers and
men who served PAF: W J M Turowicz, J K Zuromski, Stanislaw
Skalski, "Mike" Boleslaw Gladych, Marian Pisarek, Henryk Szczesny,
Aleksander Gabszewicz
Witold Lokuciewski, Waclaw Krol, Miroslaw Feric, Mieczyslaw Mumler,
Stanislaw Brzeski, Stanislaw Karubin, Karol Pniak,
Marian Belc, Czeslaw Glowczynski, Waclaw Lapkowski, Mieczyslaw Adamek,
Michal Cwynar, Boleslaw Wlasnowolski,
Franciszek Jastrzebski, Wladyslaw Gnys, Vivian Deryck Marston, W. Banach and Czeslaw
Tarkowski
Pictures of Polish Officers in PAF |
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RPAF first Bomber Wing Fury Squadrons
No.5 and
No.14 Sqn - Peshawar1950
Sitting 8th from Left is J K Zuromski,
OC No.5 Sqn |
Air Head Quarters staff, circa 1961.
Air Cdre W J M Turowicz
is sitting first from right |
Governor Punjab Sardar Adur Rab Nishtar inspects University Squadron on 20
Dec, 49. Flt Lt W. Banach a Polish officer being introduced to the Governor.
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