Res. 2nd Lt. observer
Mieczysław Łapa (1907–1981) – reserve second lieutenant observer of the Polish Army. He was born on 30 March 1907 in Wieliczka and died on 23 December 1981 in Leeds, England. He was a reserve aviation officer of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. In 1932 he was commissioned as a reserve second lieutenant of aviation. During the September Campaign of 1939 he served as an observer in the 26th Observation Squadron of the “Kraków” Army. During one of his flights his aircraft was fired upon by friendly forces, which led to its damage and fire, though the crew managed to land. After evacuation to Great Britain he served in No. 301 “Pomerania” Bomber Squadron as a navigator, taking part in combat missions during World War II. After the war he remained in Great Britain and settled in Leeds, where he was active in the Polish airmen’s community in exile. He was buried there.
