He hijacked a plane and fled to Bornholm. The most celebrated Polish fugitive

Zdjęcie: Franciszek Jarecki, pilot, który w 1953 r. uciekł z PRL do Danii myśliwcem MiG-15 (fragment zdjęcia) Źródło: NAC


Franciszek Jarecki, on the day of Joseph Stalin's death, March 5, 1953, escaped from Poland piloting a plane. He wanted to get to Denmark, but he only had adequate fuel to land on Bornholm. In Western countries, his feat made a immense impression.