Mirosław Ferić

Mirosław Ferić (17 June 1915 – 14 February 1942), was a Polish-Croatian fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II.

Ferić was born in Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, his father was a Bosnian Croat (who died during World War I) and his mother was a Pole.

303 Polish Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Northolt flying Hawker Hurricanes and entering service in the Battle of Britain on 31 August 1940.

[10] After an operational break the squadron was back in combat in January 1941, flying Supermarine Spitfires on missions over France.

In October he was sent to a six-month rest tour to an Operational Training Unit as an instructor, but after three months he volunteered to return to a combat posting.

On 14 February, he was killed at RAF Northolt after his Spitfire (BL432) broke up at 3,000 feet (910 m) and the resulting G-forces as the aircraft corkscrewed held him inside and prevented him bailing out.