{"id":13596,"date":"2026-06-11T11:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/?p=13596"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:23:23","slug":"polish-air-force-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2026\/06\/11\/polish-air-force-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Polish Air Force Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Polish Air Force Day 2026: A Fight For Victory and a Freedom Lost<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Join us for&nbsp;Polish Air&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Day 2026: a full program of events&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;the&nbsp;vital contribution of Poland during the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The focus of this year\u2019s celebrations&nbsp;is \u2018A Fight&nbsp;For&nbsp;Victory and A Freedom Lost.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;While Polish forces made a vital contribution to Allied victory, their homeland did not regain independence. 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Your expert guide will talk you through the vital part the Operations Room and Controllers Cabins staff played during the Battle of Britain, coordinating all fighter cover over London and the Southeast, not least the Polish Air Force pilots in the legendary 303 Squadron. Discover their crucial role in that long ago Summer of 1940<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Tours last approximately 75 minutes and are accessed via 76 steps. Virtual tours are available for those with access needs. 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Though their journeys were vastly different, they each endured immense hardship, contributed to the Allied war effort, and ultimately found one another in post-war England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>11:00 \u2013 Auditorium \u2013 \u00a35 \u2013 FREE for Members<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Krys Lanowski \u2013 Polish Eagle in Stolen Skies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Krys Lanowski tells the incredible story of his father, Witold Lanowski: the bold pilot who flew in four air forces during the Second World War.&nbsp; Krys will explore Witold\u2019s extraordinary life, from his birth in Lwow, Poland, in 1915, through his early sports and officer cadet career at Deblin officer training school, his dramatic escape from Poland, fighting in France then Britain flying with 317 and 302 Polish squadrons, and ending the War with his now famous \u2018stint\u2019 with the 56th FG, the famous \u2018Zemke\u2019s wolfpack\u2019 flying the P47 Thunderbolt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em><strong>12:15 \u2013 Auditorium \u2013 \u00a35 \u2013 FREE for Members<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Post War Poland: Panel Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Join historians Clare Mulley, Jennifer Grant, and Alina Nowobilska in a thoughtful discussion exploring what the end of the Second World War meant for Poland and post-war Polish history. Questions for the panel can be submitted in advance&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ebasqoHD-0izIPnVge6Uj6IjgGez6PVKpA1USmOnxq5URFc0RzRETjY3SkREMkZWSzFCRjRNWEJTTS4u\">by clicking the link here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hosted by Phoebe Style<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>13:30 \u2013 Auditorium \u2013 \u00a35 \u2013 FREE for Members<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book tickets here: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/battleofbritainbunker.co.uk\/events\/polish-air-force-day-2026\/\">Polish Air Force Day 2026 | Battle of Britain Bunker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polish Air Force Day 2026: A Fight For Victory and a Freedom Lost Join us for&nbsp;Polish Air&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Day 2026: a full program of events&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;the&nbsp;vital contribution of Poland during the Second World War. The focus of this year\u2019s celebrations&nbsp;is \u2018A Fight&nbsp;For&nbsp;Victory and A Freedom Lost.\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;While Polish forces made a vital contribution to Allied victory, their homeland did [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":13597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-history"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Polish Air Force Day 2026 - Instytut Polski w Londynie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/london\/2026\/06\/11\/polish-air-force-day-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pl_PL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Polish Air Force Day 2026 - Instytut Polski w Londynie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Polish Air Force Day 2026: A Fight For Victory and a Freedom Lost Join us for&nbsp;Polish Air&nbsp;Force&nbsp;Day 2026: a full program of events&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;the&nbsp;vital contribution of Poland during the Second World War. 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