16/08/2026
🇬🇧 🇵🇱 Another addition to the RAF in Combat collection: Squadron Leader Józef Żulikowski DFC and his North American Mustang Mk. III KH507 of No. 306 (Polish) Squadron, flown from Andrews Field in spring 1945.
A pre-war Polish Air Force pilot and instructor, Żulikowski escaped through France to Britain in 1940. He joined No. 306 Squadron and later served as a flight commander before taking command of No. 308 (Polish) Squadron in 1943.
Returning to No. 306 Squadron as its commanding officer in September 1944, he led the Mustang-equipped unit through the final months of the war. On 9 April 1945, Żulikowski claimed a Messerschmitt Me 262 destroyed, his final victory and a notable success against the Luftwaffe’s jet fighter. He finished the war with three confirmed victories and one probable and received the DFC in August 1945.
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🇫🇷 🇵🇱 Un nouveau print rejoint la collection RAF in Combat : il met à l’honneur le Squadron Leader Józef Żulikowski DFC et son North American Mustang Mk. III KH507 du No. 306 (Polish) Squadron, basé à Andrews Field au printemps 1945.
Pilote et instructeur de l’aviation polonaise avant-guerre, Żulikowski gagne la Grande-Bretagne via la France en 1940. Il rejoint le No. 306 Squadron, où il devient flight commander, avant de prendre le commandement du No. 308 (Polish) Squadron en 1943.
De retour au No. 306 Squadron comme commandant en septembre 1944, il dirige l’unité sur Mustang durant les derniers mois de la guerre. Le 9 avril 1945, Żulikowski revendique la destruction d’un Messerschmitt Me 262, sa dernière victoire et un succès notable contre le chasseur à réaction de la Luftwaffe. Il termine la guerre avec trois victoires confirmées et une probable et reçoit la DFC en août 1945.
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