Josef Biel

November 24, 2016

Admitted to: POW. German Military Hospital. Belgian Hospital. British Prisoner of War Hospital, Stalag 8.		Date of Injury: 08/08/1941
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 29		Cause of Incident: Enemy Action. Shot down by flak in a Spitfire on ops over Belgium. Bailed out.
Transferred to QVH: May 1945		Injuries: Burns to face and hands.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 9

IDENTITY CARD

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Forename: Josef			Surname: Biel
Service No: ---			Nationality: Polish

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: RAF Dunholme
Profession: Pilot			Patient Rank: WO

Death: 08/01/1985			Age at Death: ---
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

Biel was a pilot in the Polish Air Force and flew against the Luftwaffe when Poland was invaded. He made his way to Britain via Romania, Turkey and France, and was one of the first Polish pilots in the RAF.
He spent three and a half years in a POW camp not far from the Polish border.

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