Stanisław Skalski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanisław Skalski

Polish fighter ace and general

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1915

Place of Birth: Kodyma, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2004

Profession: writer, military officer, flying ace

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stanislaw Skalski (27 November 1915 – 12 November 2004) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II, later rising to the rank of brigadier general.
Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace of the war and the first Allied fighter ace of the war, credited, according to the Bajan's list, with 18 11/12 victories and two probable.
Some sources, including Skalski himself, give a number of 22 11/12 victories.