Capt. pilot
Eugeniusz Jan Adam Nowakiewicz (1920–1998) – captain pilot of the Polish Army, captain (Flight Lieutenant) of the Royal Air Force. He graduated from the Aviation Officer Cadet School in Dęblin, after which he was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Regiment. In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, he made his way to the West and joined the Polish Air Force in Great Britain. He served in the RAF, where he took part in combat operations of Polish bomber squadrons. He flew numerous missions over Western Europe, participating in bombing and escort operations. After the end of the war he remained in exile in Great Britain, settling in Manchester and engaging in veterans’ activities.
