Franciszek Kornicki

Franciszek Kornicki
Franciszek Kornicki, 1943
Born	(1916-12-18)18 December 1916 Wereszyn, Lublin Governorate, Vistula Land, Russian Empire (now Wereszyn, Poland)
Died	16 November 2017(2017-11-16) (aged 100)[1] Worthing, England
Allegiance	Poland  France  United Kingdom
Service/branch	Polish Air Force French Air Force  Royal Air Force
Years of service	1939–1972
Rank	Pułkownik (Polish Air Force) Squadron Leader (RAF)
Commands held	No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron (1943) No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron (1943)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Virtuti Militari Polish Cross of Valour (with two bars)

Franciszek Kornicki (18 December 1916 – 16 November 2017) was a Polish fighter pilot who served in the Polish Air Force in Poland, France and Britain during the Second World War and later served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He died just a few weeks short of his 101st birthday and was the last surviving Polish fighter squadron commander from the Second World War.