Anna Zofia Maria Leska
Anna Zofia Maria Leska (1910-1998)
Born at Warsaw the daughter of Juliusz Stanisław Natanson-Leski, a pioneer in Poland’s arms industry.
Began her aviation training at the Warsaw Aeroclub and the Aeroklub Pomorski, where she earned her glider and balloon pilot licenses.
By 1938, she was a member of the Warsaw Aeroclub.
Escaped from Poland by flying an aircraft to Romania, where she was interned. Escaped and with two fellow countrymen, drove to Bucharest and then Paris, which is where she met her future husband, Flt-Lt Mietak Daab.
Following the collapse of France, they managed to find a boat to Plymouth
WW2 Joined the Air Transport Auxiliary
1941 Royal Aero Club Certificates No. 20291: DH.Tiger Moth – A.T.A. Hatfield Aerodrome
Anna flew a total of 1295 aircraft (an amazing 93 different types) during the war, including 557 Spitfires, and served until the end of October 1945.
1947 married Captain Pilot Mieczysław Daab