Cpl. pilot
Antoni Markiewicz (1915–2005) – corporal fighter pilot of the Polish Army, Warrant Officer RAF. He was born on 13 January 1915 in Sandomierz to the family of Zygmunt and Maria Markiewicz. In 1934 he graduated from the Aviation NCO School for Minors in Bydgoszcz, and then underwent piloting and fighter training, receiving assignment to the 122nd Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. In September 1939 he fought with the III/2 Fighter Group, participating in numerous air combats over southern and central Poland. After the Soviet invasion he made his way through Romania and France to Great Britain. During the French campaign and the Battle of Britain he served in the Polish Air Force, flying combat sorties with No. 302 “Poznań” Fighter Squadron, where he scored aerial victories, including one confirmed probable downing of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. After an accident in 1941 he was removed from combat flying and served in instructor and transport duties in the RAF. After the war he remained in exile in Great Britain, where he served in RAF training structures and the Polish Resettlement Corps. In 1950 he adopted British citizenship and changed his name to Anthony Martin. He died on 30 April 2005 in Rustington.
