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Zbigniew Jan Władysław Antoni Burzyński (31 March 1902 in Zhovkva, Polish: Żółkiew near Lwów – 30 December 1971 in Warsaw), was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, also beat the world record.
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Zbigniew Jan Władysław Antoni Burzyński (31 March 1902 in Zhovkva, Polish: Żółkiew near Lwów – 30 December 1971 in Warsaw), was a Polish balloonist and constructor of balloons, pioneer of Polish balloons, who twice won the Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, also beat the world record.
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Biography Zbigniew Burzyński was the son of Helena Jaźwiecka and Władysław Burzyński, a forestry engineer. Raised in a middle-class family, he attended high schools in Lwów, Vienna and Kraków, where he joined the Cadet Corps and in 1919 graduated. Then, he entered the Artillery School in Poznań, after this school, briefly serving in the 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment in Nowy Targ. On 1 May 1921 Burzyński was sent to a course of aeronautic observers at the Officers' Aeronautic School in Toruń. He completed it with honors and remained there as a lecturer, where he was promoted to Second Lieutenant. He translated from French the handbook of the first Polish zeppelin and participated in its assembly as well as first flights. In the summer of 1922, he made the first balloon flight. The next year, he was promoted to Lieutenant. In 1924 Burzyński received training at the balloon factory in the French aeronautical centre of Chalais-Meudon. After returning, he opened a shop in Legionowo, which produced fabrics for balloon bags. Under his command, first Polish balloons were made. He remained in Legionowo until 1937, as commandant of the company of observatory balloons in the 2nd Balloon Battalion of the Polish Army.…
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Awards and decorations Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1964) Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (11 November 1935) Gold Cross of Merit (twice, 1933, 1934) Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918–1921 Medal of the 10th Anniversary of Regained Independence Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence (1967) Badge of Honour of the Airborne and Antigas Defence League
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Sources Jerzy R. Konieczny, Tadeusz Malinowski: "Mala encyklopedia lotnikow polskich", Warszawa 1983, ISBN 83-206-0337-4.