Józef Jeka
Józef Jeka | |
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| Born | 6 April 1917 Tupadły, German Empire (present-day Poland) |
| Died | 13 April 1958 (aged 41) Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Allegiance | Poland United Kingdom |
| Branch | Polish Air Force Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1937–1958 |
| Rank | squadron leader |
| Service number | P-1654 |
| Unit | Polish 141st Fighter Escadrille No. 238 Squadron RAF No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Commands | No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Polish Defensive War, World War II |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland); Distinguished Flying Medal; 1939–1945 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal (United Kingdom); War Medal 1939–1945; Air Force Medal for War 1939–45 (Poland) |
Józef Jeka (1917–1958) was a Polish fighter pilot who served in the Polish Defensive War and became an ace in the Battle of Britain. In the Second World War he shot down at least eight enemy aircraft, and survived being shot down twice.
In the Cold War Jeka worked for the CIA. He was killed in 1958 in an air crash on a covert mission in Indonesia.