Tadeusz Góra

Tadeusz Góra

Tadeusz Góra (born January 19, 1918, Cracow) is a former Polish glider and military pilot. He was the first winner of the Lilienthal Gliding Medal in the world for his record-breaking 577.8-kilometer flight on May 18, 1938, glider PWS-101 from Bezmiechowa to Soleczniki (near Vilnius).

During World War II he joined the Polish Air Force (part of Royal Air Force) as a pilot. He fought in Polish Fighter Squadrons: 306, 315, 316. He made 800 flights, only in P-51 Mustangs.

[http://www.fai.org/awards/recipient.asp?id=749] FAI announcement

[http://www.fai.org/awards/award.asp?id=10] list of all FAI The Lilienthal Gliding Medal winners

[http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_G%C3%B3ra] Polish biography on Wikipedia

some changes and translating Polish bio version by-- () 22:27, 5 September 2008 (UTC)


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