F/Sgt. S. Brzeski
On 10th July 1941, Stanislaw shot down an Me109 while part of a wing protecting Blenheims over Le Havre.
Four days later, he and
F/Lt. Szczesny sighted Ju 88 at sea level about to attack a convoy 10 miles south of Worms Head. They made a dive head attack, fronted and got in good bursts in, and saw it crash into the sea.
On 11th November 1941, flying as part of a wing comprising of
as escort cover on Circus 110,
Stanislaw saw an ME 109 attacking a Spitfire. He came up behind without being observed and fired two bursts at 250 and 150 yards range. Following the enemy aircraft down from 13.000 to 7.000 feet he saw it catch fire and go down in flames between St. Omar and Hazebrouck. As he broke away, he saw an FW 190 quite close he gave a short burst from 200 yards and saw it dive steeply with white smoke coming from it. He was then attacked from behind by another enemy aircraft and so broke away.
The windscreen of Stanislaw's aircraft was struck by bullets which failed to penetrate.
On 11th November, (Flying Officer)
Brzeski was invested, along with others pilots, with the "Krzyz Walecznych" from the
President of Poland on a visit to Exeter.
On 6th December, Stanislaw led
'Green Section' over Plymouth
when a twin engine enemy aircraft was suddenly seen ahead at same height 1,590ft, flying at about 200 m.p.h. off Rame Head, following the coast to the West. Stanislaw approached it with full boost and the bandit immediately adapted evasive tacts, climing into the clouds. Stanislw identified German Markings on the upper surface of wings of the aircraft, and at 100 yards opened fire with cannon and machine guns in one long burst of four to five seconds, directed upon the starboard engine, which suddenly burst into flames. He experienced return fire from the enemy aircraft and one bullet pierced the starboard aileron of his aircraft. Breaking off only 30 yards behind in a 11.40-11.50 right climb, Stanislaw saw the Ju 88 turning sharply to port and diving as his starboard engine had broken off. At the same moment portions of the right wing and fuselage were breaking off, and two parachutes, a mine suspended from one of then, opened to the rear of the aircraft and came down into the sea near the coast. Stanislaw then dived and gave one final brief burst just before the Ju 88 hit the sea, one mile West of Rame Head, 500 yards from the shore.
On 3rd February 1942, Stanislaw was promoted to Flight Sergeant.
On 15th February, Stanislaw and F/S Malinowski, operating from Bolthead, were ordered to scramble at 08.15 hours and intercepted an aircraft but owing to the mist mistook it for a Focke Wulf and shot it down. Unfortunately it was later confirmed to be a friendly aircraft.
On patrol of the French coast between Calais
and Gravelines
on 25th April, the squadron engaged six FW 190s near Dunkirk. Stanislaw
immediately gave chase to one of them and firing a number of short bursts, he saw the enemy aircraft roll over and dive away. He followed it down and saw it crash into the sea.
On 1st June 1942, Stanislaw
was granted commission.
On 26th July, while patrolling over Calais, the squadron was attacked by fifteen to twenty FW 190s. As a wing, they shot down five enemy aircraft, Stanislaw destroying one of them.
On 19th August, while
the squadron provided escort cover over the Channel and Dieppe, Stanislaw shot down a He111.