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    Franciszek Jarecki (born September 7, 1931 – died October 24, 2010) was a pilot in the Polish Air Force, who became famous in early 1953 when he escaped...
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  • American filmmaker Franciszek Jarecki (1931–2010), Polish pilot Henry Jarecki (born 1933), American psychiatrist Nicholas Jarecki (born 1979), American...
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  • Church Franciszek Jamroż (contemporary), Polish politician, former mayor of Gdańsk; imprisoned for corruption and bribery Franciszek Jarecki (1931–2010)...
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    and May 1953,[page needed] two Polish Air Force pilots Lieutenant Franciszek Jarecki and Lieutenant Zdzisław Jaźwiński flew MiG-15s to Denmark. Later in...
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    asylum and a reward of US$100,000 (equivalent to $910,000 in 2023). Franciszek Jarecki, a Polish Air Force pilot, defected from Soviet-controlled Poland...
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  • 000, making it difficult to attract popular horses. Industrialist Franciszek Jarecki bought the track in January 1980 for $600,000 after serving on the...
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  • Escaped with wife Nora Kovach to West Berlin on an East Berlin tour Franciszek Jarecki Pilot Poland 1953 Flew a MiG-15 from Słupsk, Poland to Rønne Airport...
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    particular. On 5 March 1953, the day of Stalin's death, Polish pilot Franciszek Jarecki defected from the Eastern Bloc and landed a MiG-15 fighter on the...
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  • Morskie to Gotland Island in Sweden. On March 5, 1953, Polish Lt. Franciszek Jarecki flew from Słupsk (Polish Air Force Base) to Rønne Airport on Bornholm...
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    leaflets used in Operation Moolah carried the photo of Lieutenant Franciszek Jarecki, who had flown his Lim2 (license version of MiG 15bis) from Poland...
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