Victory
17(+2 prob.)
Biography
Born in 1918 in Warsaw, Boleslaw Gladych was expelled from different schools, during his formative years, before finally choosing a military career and joining the Deblin school in 1938. He was commissioned on September 1, 1939. He did not take part in the Polish campaign and was wounded in France , while flying with GC 1/145 "Warsaw".11 fled to Britain in June 1940. Gladych was transferred to 303 Sqn in April 1941. On June 23, he scored his first victories (three aircraft destroyed in one day). He was seriously injured and banned from flying for a long time. He served in 302 Sqn, of which he took command at the end of 1943.
From the beginning of 1944, Gladych flew with the 56th Fighter (group (FG) of the USAAF (US Army Air Force). After receiving an ultimatum from the Polish Air Force HQ, reminding him of his membership, he chose to fly with the Americans and was therefore excluded from Polish air force. As curious as it may seem, although a double ace in the service of the USAAF, he was never officially integrated into their units. In fact, Gladych flew with the 56,h FG "for the pleasure" and even more like a mercenary.
After the war, he remained, unofficially, attached to units Americans in Britain, and took part in illegal activities. Then he emigrated to the United States, where he worked for a time in the aerospace industry. At the same time, he wrote many articles describing his exploits, some real, others much less. Having obtained a degree in psychology in the United States, Gladych then worked as a practitioner in Seattle and Washington. .