Thanks Matt
Appreciate your efforts.  I had one reply stating that as of 8 years ago Domanski was alive and living in the US. I have responded to that asking if the writer has any other info as to where in the US so I might be able to trace further.  Also I don't know whether or not I posted info on my father, F/L Elmer John Trotter DFC, DFM who was a pathfinder pilot with 582 Sqd. and shot down Aug.12/13, 1944 on return from the Russelsheim mission and eventually interred in Stalag Luft 3 at Sagan. My dad is still alive and I am in the process of jointly, with him, recording his war memoirs.

Regards,

Leslie

Dear Leslie, Ludwik B Domanski is 92 now, he lives in northern Idaho. I am still looking for his book "My Flights to Freedom" in English, it is out of print, hard to find. I've just talk to Ludwik on the phone yesterday, what a coincidence... Ludwik was in Squadron 301 flying Halifax on special missions out of Brindisi, southern Italy, he had to baile out over Hungary on the night of 2 Aug 1944.

"2 Aug 1944 HP Halifax no. JP283 (GR-G) Shot down near Szantes, 150 km SE of Budapest by a German fighter while on  supply  mission to Warsaw Uprising. Lost were: W/O Lewandowski and Sgt Szejnowski. P/O Domanski, W/O Wolski,  W/O  Chinaruk, W/O Ptoszek and F/Sgt Raflewski were safe and taken prisoners."

http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/301/301_losses.html

Domanski, Ludwik B. Civil Engineer, Aviator...Ludwik Domanski was born on October 22, 1918 in Siedlce, the son of Tadeusz and Halina nee Pekielis. In 1938 he finished studies in the Road Building Department of the National Railway Technical School in Warsaw. During the September 1939 defensive campaign he was captured by the Soviets. He escaped from the train, but was later arrested and sent to Vorkuta (in the Komi Soviet Republic) for slave labor in a coal mine. The German attack on the Soviet Union allowed him to be released to join the Polish Armed Forces and in May 1942 he arrived in Glasgow, Scotland. After intensive training at an air base he was assigned (in December 1943) to a Special Tasks Squadron (later Squadron 301). In February 1944 he was promoted to officer rank as aircraft commander and sent to Brindisi in southern Italy. He took part in making air drops to assist the Warsaw Uprising. His aircraft was shot down by a night fighter near Szantes, Hungary. He was captured and spent the remainder of the war in captivity, including Stalag Luft III in Sagan (Zagan, aga in Polish language). At war's end he returned to England and flew in the civilian Transport Command on the route London-Marseilles-Naples-Athens. In 1951 he emigrated to California and settled in Los Angeles. He worked as a designer, while continuing his studies at the University in Los Angeles. During his 50 years of professional work he had been: a draftsman, designer, engineer, project office director and consultant.

He was decorated with the Virtuti Militari Cross, thrice with the Cross of Valor, the Polish Air Force Medal, Gold Cross of Merit, Home Army Medal, and the September 1939 Campaign Medal. He had also been decorated five times by the British. Ludwik was accomplished glider pilot and glider flight instructor in Los Angeles area, than in Idaho.

I have more information, some material is in Polish, I hope it helps.

 

 

 

Excellent book by Albert P. Clark about life in POW camp Stalag Luft III, very detailed, ilustrated.

http://www.amazon.com/Months-POW-Stalag-Luft-III/dp/1555915361/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305418406&sr=1-1

about the author

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_P._Clark

Leslie,

I'm in California. I would like to help you to get back your book. Please send me the address of that person.

There is detail story about daily life in Stalag Luft 3 and death march written by Albert P. Clark. This is excellent illustrated book-document.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_P._Clark
http://www.amazon.com/Months-POW-Stalag-Luft-III/dp/1555915361/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305418406&sr=1-1
 He was shot down over Abbeville, France, in July 1942 and was a prisoner of war at German prison camp Stalag Luft III until April 1945. He wrote about his experiences in Stalag Luft III in his book "33 Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III".

When your Dad's book will be ready I'd would like to have it.

Andre

 

 

 

Hello Andre
Thank you for the notification of Ludwig's passing. Another hero gone.
My father passed away two years ago in August at the age of 88 years. We were able to finish and publish his wartime memoirs 2009. As I wrote in a prior post I was able to connect Dad and Ludwig by telephone and I understand they spent an hour or more talking.
Kind regards
Leslie