Jerzy Mencel nearly lost his life in an accident at the beginning of his flying career. Eventually, however, he achieved his goal. He became a Spitfire pilot, he also flew Hurricanes. He ended his combat career in a Mustang, shooting down a Messerschmitt jet in the last air combat of the exiled Polish Air Force. … Continue reading ‘I claim an ME 262 destroyed’ – the story of Jerzy Mencel and his Mustang III