Stanisław Blok

Stanisław Blok

DFC
Born(1916-04-15)15 April 1916
Wejherowo
Died17 September 1994(1994-09-17) (aged 78)
United Kingdom
Allegiance Poland
 United Kingdom
Service / branch Polish Air Force
 Royal Air Force
RankFlight Lieutenant
Service numberP-1681
UnitNo. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 164 Squadron RAF
No. 603 Squadron RAF
No. 54 Squadron RAF
Battles / warsPolish Defensive War, World War II
AwardsVirtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Cross (UK)

Stanisław Józef Blok DFC (1916-1994) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 5 confirmed kills.[1]

Biography

Stanisław Blok was born in 1916. His ancestors came to Gdańsk from Flanders.[2] On 3 January 1939, he entered the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin where he trained on PWS-10 and PZL P.7.[3]

After the September Campaign, he was evacuated to the UK via Romania.[4] After training he was assigned to the No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron in 1941.[5] On 19 August 1941, Blok scored his first victory on a Bf 109 near Dunkirk.[6] On 21 September over Fruges, he shot down a Bf 109 and damaged another one. In the same year, he was promoted podporucznik (pilot officer). He served briefly with No. 603 Squadron RAF in early 1942, moving onto No. 54 Squadron RAF in April of that year. He returned to No. 315 in December 1942.[7]

During World War II, Stanisław Blok downed five aircraft and one flying bomb V-1.[8]

Awards

Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)

References

  1. ^ ""Lista Bajana"". polishairforce.pl.
  2. ^ Agencja Interaktywna Migomedia. "Stanisław Blok". magnum-x.pl.
  3. ^ Pawlak 2009, p. 261.
  4. ^ Zieliński 1994, p. 65.
  5. ^ Krzystek 2012, p. 88.
  6. ^ Sikora 2014, p. 363.
  7. ^ Sikora 2014, p. 364.
  8. ^ Sikora 2014, p. 366.

Further reading

  • "BLOK Stanislaw" (in Polish). Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  • Ciel De Gloire.com. "BLOK Stanislaw" (in French). Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  • 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, s. 98. ISBN 9788361421597
  • Jerzy Pawlak: Absolwenci Szkoły Orląt: 1925-1939. Warszawa: Retro-Art, 2009, s. 261. ISBN 8387992224
  • Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, s. 360-366. ISBN 9788370205607
  • Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, s. 65. ISBN 9788311123946