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Witold Lanowski
Last Wartime Rank:
  Captain
Unit(s):
  No. 303 & 317
  61st FS, 56th FG
Decorations: N/A
Born: 1915, Lwow, Poland
Combat Debut: N/A
Victories: 6
Total Sorties: N/A
Strike Rate: N/A

Aircraft Flown: N/A
Remarks: Captain Lanowski was one of six Polish pilots that were attatched to the 56th FG of the U.S. 8th Air Force. These six pilots flew 154 missions and destroyed 22 enemy aircraft in air to air combat and 4 on the ground. Lanowski achieved 4 of his six victories while serving with the 56th.