Michał Maciejowski

Michał Maciejowski DFM (23 June 1912 - August 1988) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II.

Biography
Maciejowski was born in Ostrów Wielkopolski. He completed The Poznań Cadet School for the Air Force Reserve (Szkoła Podchorążych Rezerwy Lotnictwa). He was mobilized in August 1939. On 17 September, he crossed the border with Romania, then he came to France and finally arrived in the United Kingdom. On 2 September 1940 he was assigned to No. 111 Squadron RAF, two days after he shot down his first plane. He was transferred to No. 249 Squadron RAF. During the Battle of Britain, he claimed 4 confirmed kills, 1 probable and 1 damaged.

After training at 56 OTU in RAF Sutton Bridge, Maciejowski was posted to No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron. He also served in No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron.

On 9 August 1943, in a flight over occupied France, he colided with the Spitfire piloted by flying officer Lech Kondracki and was captured by the Germans.

He was credited with 9 (and 1 shared) kills, and 1 probable kills.

After the war ended he emigrated to Canada in 1947, changed his name to Michael Manson and started a family.

Michał Maciejowski died in Montreal in August 1988.

Awards
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross Cross of Valour (Poland), three times Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Distinguished Flying Medal