Polish Air Force in the West — A Talk With Richard Kornicki
2023
19 Jan 2023
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Polish Air Force in the West — A Talk With Richard Kornicki
Overview
Join us for our Thursday evening talk, For Your Freedom and Ours: Polish Air Force in the West, by Richard Kornicki.
The talk covers the role of the Polish Air Force in the defence successively of Poland, France, and Britain from 1939 to 1945, with a particular focus on the extraordinary achievements of the 303 (Polish) Squadron flying from RAF Northolt during the Battle of Britain.
Richard Kornicki is the Chairman of the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee and the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Ealing. He will illustrate the talk with archival and personal photographs of his late father, Franciszek Kornicki, the last surviving Polish fighter squadron commander from the Second World War.
Please note
Booking allows access to Pitzhanger Manor as well as the talk in the Eating Room.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 12–5pm on 25 April for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 11am–1pm on 9 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 22 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Upper Drawing Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 24 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.
Please note that the Eating Room in Pitzhanger Manor will be closed at 1–5pm on 30 May for a private function. Artworks in the affected space will be temporarily off view, but General Admission continues as usual. All rooms will be open before and after this time during our regular opening hours.