Anna Leska pilot, flew & . 1939 flew RWD-13 plane out of Warsaw in middle of air raid. Polish aircraft had been hidden in the surrounding forests to protect the fleet from attack, instructed to take off without warming up engine. Escaped via Romania & France to UK. 1941 1st Polish woman Air Transport Auxiliary pilot. d. 21 Jan 1998 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Les @CarveHerName

Anna Leska in woman pilot's Air Transport Auxiliary flying uniform, B&W head and shoulders photo. #ATA
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