Jerzy Drzewiecki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerzy Drzewiecki

polish aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1902

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 15-May-1990

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jerzy Drzewiecki (7 August 1902 – 15 May 1990) was a Polish aeroplane constructor, an engineer and one of the founders of the RWD construction bureau, along with Rogalski and Wigura.
Among his most notable constructions is the RWD-7 aeroplane. During World War II he went to Britain and became a ferry pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary, taking new and damaged aircraft from one airfield to another. He went to live in Canada and died in 1990 in Ottawa.