Ed. Technical School One of 6 former pilots of (Polish airline) LOT who joined the ATA - see also Leonard Satel, Klemens Dlugaszewski (Joined 1940), Mieczyslaw Witkowski, Ludwik Tokarczyk (M.1006, Joined 1943), and Antoni Switalski.. Next of kin (son) Lech Pecho, 1 Hrubieszowska Str, Warsaw prev. Finnish Air Force, Polish Air Force, RAF 21 Dec 1942 - 1 Jul 1944 (Flt-Sgt) [Having fled Poland in September 1939, he was one of 5 Polish pilots who joined the Finnish Air Force in early 1940, stationed in Luonetjärvi and flying transport aircraft.] prev. exp. 7,500 hrs m., 1 son Address in 1944: c/o 1680 Flight RAF Transport Command, Abbotsinch Postings: 5FPP, 16FPP, 3FPP 2 accidents, 1 his fault: - 7 Jan 1945, his Proctor II nosed over when turning off the runway and was caught in an unexpected gust of wind; - 13 Aug 1945, in a Seafire XV, he overshot on landing and it turned onto its back. "This Polish pilot came to ATA with over 7,000 hrs experience, much of it in Poland, and on such types as Junkers 52, Lockheed 14, etc. In spite of the language difficulty, which made instruction rather slower than usual, Pecho has worked exceptionally well, and proved himself a most reliable, hardworking and trustworthy officer." m. 1947 in Fylde, Lancs, Jenny Nuttall Resident in Toronto, Canada from 1949; Felix Pecho, a decorator.
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