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caught fire for unknown reasons. Główczyński managed to land and run away from the aircraft before it exploded. Wounded in the accident, he spent three months in hospital. He returned to his unit in April 1941. He scored his last victory on 30 December 1941.
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647:(in Polish). p. 1
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365:Marseilles
361:SS Pułaski
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75:Allegiance
43:1913-07-22
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345:Drăgășani
271:Biography
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