Stanisław Skalski DSO DFC became a Fighter ACE by September 16th 1939. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Skalski Obituary for General Stanisław Skalski: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/general-stanislaw-skalski-6157405.html One of THE most embarrassing bits of history of RAF FIghter Command was the oft told story of his late, late entry into the Battle of Britain in 501 Squadron. Bloody Foreigners! - It is hard to believe they could be so ill educated with his fighting prowess!
From Tony Wood's Combat Claims: http://www.ww2.dk/wood.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130928070316/http://lesbutler.co.uk/claims/tonywood.htm O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.P. (A) V Films & Supplementary Claims from Lists Campaign in Poland 1939 See attached pdf.