Mirosław Ferić
Mirosław Ferić | |
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Born | Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary | 17 June 1915
Died | 14 February 1942 Northolt, Middlesex, England | (aged 26)
Allegiance | Poland France United Kingdom |
Service/ | Polish Air Force Armée de l'Air Distinguished Flying Cross (UK) |
Mirosław Ferić (17 June 1915 – 14 February 1942), was a Polish-Croatian fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II.
Early life
Ferić was born in
War service
During the
On 17 September he and other pilots were ordered to evacuate to
After advanced training at an
After an operational break the squadron was back in combat in January 1941, flying Supermarine Spitfires on missions over France. On 22 June during a bomber escort he shot down a Bf 109, and on 27 June damaged another. In October he was sent to a six-month rest tour to an Operational Training Unit as an instructor, but after three months he volunteered to return to a combat posting.[11]
Ferić returned to No. 303 Squadron in January 1942. On 14 February, he was killed at RAF Northolt after his Spitfire (BL432) broke up at 3,000 feet (910 m) and the resulting G-forces as the aircraft corkscrewed held him inside and prevented him bailing out.[12] He is buried in Northwood Cemetery.[13]
Mirosław Ferić was the 11th ranked Polish
Honours and awards
- Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross (18 September 1940)
- Cross of Valour, twice
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) (15 December 1940)
References
- ^ Krzystek 2012, p. 176.
- ^ Pawlak 2009, p. 177.
- ^ Sikora 2014, p. 213.
- ^ Pawlak 1991, p. 24.
- ^ Pawlak 1991, p. 26.
- ^ Sikora 2014, p. 214.
- ^ Zieliński 1994, p. 38.
- ^ Zieliński 2019, p. 6.
- ^ King 2012, p. 92.
- ^ Sikora 2014, p. 215.
- ^ "Mirosław Ferić". www.polishairforce.pl. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Bristow 2005, p. 70.
- ^ CWGC Record
- ^ "Myśliwce z portretami wybitnych pilotów". www.polska-zbrojna.pl. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
Bibliography
- Bristow, Mark. (2005) A History of Royal Air Force Northolt. RAF Northolt: No. 1 AIDU
- Wacław Król: Myśliwcy. Warszawa: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej, 1980, pp. 230–256. ISBN 83-11-06396-6.
- Richard King: Dywizjon 303 walka i codzienność. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo RM, 2012, p. 39. ISBN 978-83-7243-979-6.
- Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, p. 176. ISBN 9788361421597
- Jerzy Pawlak: Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności, 1991 ISBN 8320607957
- Jerzy Pawlak: Absolwenci Szkoły Orląt: 1925-1939. Warszawa: Retro-Art, 2009, p. 177. ISBN 8387992224
- Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, p. 213-217. ISBN 9788370205607
- Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, p. 38. ISBN 83862172.
- Józef Zieliński: Lotnicy polscy w Bitwie o Wielką Brytanię. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza MH, 2005, pp. 46–47. ISBN 8390662043
- Józef Zieliński: 303 Dywizjon Myśliwski Warszawski im. Tadeusza Kościuszki. Warszawa: Bellona, 2003 ISBN 8311096309