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Nov 30, 2022
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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FALKOWSKI JAN: (1912-2001) Polish fighter ace of World War II, credited with 9 confirmed kills. Portion of a World War II date D.S., J Falkowski, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d., evidently neatly clipped from a combat report, the narrative stating, in part, 'I was leading one section of 4 of 303 Squadron. When about 15 miles S.E. of Le Treport at 16.15 I saw 4 FW 190 flying from S.E. at about 24,000 ft. I ordered 303 Squadron to attack, and I dived with my section. I followed behind one FW and from about 400 yards I gave long burst from cannons and M/G. I noticed strikes of my bullets in fuselage and main planes of E[nemy]/A[ircraft]. After this burst FW 190 went down vertically pouring black smoke….When I finished all ammunition I pulled up my aircraft seeing FW 190 still smoking and diving vertically down apparently out of control'. Neatly trimmed, VG
