Władysław Świątecki (inventor)

Not to be confused with his son, the nuclear physicist Władysław Świątecki.

Władysław Świątecki
Świątecki, ca. 1933
Born(1895-12-20)20 December 1895
Warsaw, Congress Poland
Died28 April 1944(1944-04-28) (aged 48)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
EducationPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Occupationsairman, engineer, inventor
Known forSwiatecki bomb slip
AwardsVirtuti Militari

Władysław J. Świątecki (20 December 1895 – 28 April 1944) was a Polish inventor and airman of the Polish Air Force. He is known for designing the Swiatecki bomb slip. In 1924, he was awarded Poland's highest military decoration, the Order of Virtuti Militari.

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