Mieczysław Adamek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mieczysław Adamek

Polish fighter pilot and officer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1918

Place of Birth: Tashkent

Date of Death: 18-May-1944

Profession: military officer, flying ace

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mieczyslaw Adamek DFC was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 5 confirmed kills, 2 shared and 1 probable.
He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war, on 20 February 1941 and fought in the Polish Defensive War, the Battle of France, and the Allied invasion of continental Europe, before being killed in action on 18 May 1944.