Kremski Jan

Jan Kremski (1914–1941) – corporal pilot of the Polish Army, officer cadet and officer of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain (Flying Officer RAF), fighter ace, participant in the 1939 Polish Campaign, the 1940 French Campaign and the Battle of Britain. He served in the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. In 1937, together with Lt. Władysław Nowak and 2nd Lt. Antoni Ostowicz, he won the Central Fighter Aviation Competition, claiming the Col. Pilot Stanisław Jasiński Cup. During the 1939 Polish Campaign he fought in the 121st Fighter Squadron. On 1 September he scored a victory over a He 111 near Skoczów, and on 3 September took part in the downing of another He 111. He also participated in air combats over Trzyniec and Kłaj, as well as in damaging Hs 126 and Do 17 aircraft. During the fighting in France in 1940 he operated with the 5th “Kos” V Section, where he took part in the destruction of several He 111 bombers. After evacuation to Great Britain he was given service number P-1531 and served in No. 145 Squadron RAF, followed by No. 308 Fighter Squadron. On 7 July 1941 he scored a victory over a Me 109 during Operation Circus 38. He was killed on 14 August 1941 during combat over France near Saint-Omer, flying Spitfire IIA (P8310, ZF-E). He was buried at the war cemetery in Dunkirk.