Władysław Gnyś, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Władysław Gnyś

Polish flying ace

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Sarnów, Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 28-Feb-2000

Profession: military officer, fighter pilot

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wladyslaw Gnys (24 August 1910 – 28 February 2000) was a Polish pilot of the Polish Air Force, a World War II flying ace and the first Polish victor in aerial combat in World War II.
He briefly served as the commander of No.
317 Polish Fighter Squadron; he was shot down on his first mission over France on August 27, 1944. In 1931, Gnys entered military service with the Polish Air Force.
In 1933 he began air training in Grudziadz and later in 1936, was a flying instructor at the Polish Air Force Academy at Deblin.
During the war he scored six victories - three solo and three shared - in the Polish and French campaigns.