He saw service with the RAF's Polish 316 fighter squadron. 'Eventually he succeeded in being transferred from the Polish Army to Polish Air Force in 1942. Matthew Tredwen, specialist at C&T Auctions said of the collection: 'It is very rare to find photograph albums to Polish Fighter pilots. 'It soon moves to the UK and has images of Lipkowski in RAF uniform, with many group images of both RAF air crew and Polish air crew. 'Lipkowski can be sitting in his Spitfire with clear squadron badge of 316 Polish Fighter Squadron.

Source: Daily Mail December 11, 2019 12:15 UTC