TADEUSZ SAWICKI (1912–1939) – LOTNIK POLEGŁY
NA ZIEMI SZADKOWSKIEJ. WSPOMNIENIE RODZINY
TADEUSZ SAWICKI (1912–1939) – AN AVIATOR KILLED
IN THE REGION OF SZADEK. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE FAMILY
Author(s): Ryszard Sawicki, Danuta Sawicka-Miszewska, Leszek SawickiSubject(s): Cultural history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Tadeusz Sawicki; Szadek; II World War; Polish air forces
Summary/Abstract: Tadeusz Wiesław Sawicki – born in Dolno (Stanisławów province), officer of thePolish Air Force, was killed in the area of Szadek in the first days of December 1939. Sawicki was a man of many interests. He participated in chess championships in the chess club “Hełm” in Lviv, and played in many other games and sports. He also collected and raised butterflies and moths. In 1935 Sawicki began military service. He completed the School for Air Force Officer Cadets in Dęblin. During the first days of World War II he did reconnoitring flights in II platoon of the 33 Aerial Squadron. On 5th September, during a flight with pilot Brunon Ślebioda, their plane RWD–14b “Czapla” was shot down and crashed between Szadek and Zadzim, in the forest near the village of Góry Prusinowskie. The recollections about Tadeusz were written by Danuta, Leszek and Zbyszek(sister and brothers).
Journal: Biuletyn Szadkowski
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 135-148
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English, Polish
