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	Obituaries Today
		Janusz Zurakowski, the first test pilot of the revolutionary and controversial Avro Arrow aircraft, died Monday, February 9, 2004, in the eastern Ontario town of Barry’s Bay, after a two-year battle with leukemia.
		Zurakowski was born on September 12, 1914, in Ryzawka, a region of Poland that became part of the Soviet Union after World War I. In 1921, his parents moved back to Poland.
		Zurakowski was interested in aviation at an early age as his elder brother flew gliders.
	www.obituariestoday.com /Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=31195 (994 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Korczak - Biography A detailed biography of Polish author, doctor and educator Janusz Korzcak.
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Janusz_Zurakowski.html (366 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In1958 he was the chief test pilot of the Avro Arrow.
		After the program was canceled, Zurakowski decided to quit experimental aviation.
		A dramatic statue commemorating Zurakowski's involvement as chief test pilot of the Avro Arrow now exists at the crossroads of two main streets in his adopted hometown of Barry's Bay, Ontario.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Janusz_Zurakowski (281 words)

	Janusz Żurakowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mr Janusz Zurakowski was born in Ryzawka, Poland in 1914.
		He was educated at the Polish air force officer's school and learned to fly powered in 1935 subsequently serving as a fighter pilot and flying instructor.
		In 1939 Mr Zurakowski had his combat debut in an outmoded PZL P7 against a flight of German Dornier 17s over Deblin.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Janusz_Zurakowski (658 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski
		Janusz Zurakowski was born in Russia in 1914 and moved to Poland seven years later.
		When the Polish Army was defeated, Zurakowski escaped to England and joined a unit of the Polish Air Force.
		In Canada Zurakowski was awarded the McKee Trophy in 1958 in recognition of his experimental work with Avro Aircraft.
	www.exn.ca /FlightDeck/Arrow/words.cfm?ID=19990628-55 (285 words)

	TheStar.com - Jan Zurakowski, 89: Avro Arrow pilot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Zurakowski was born of Polish parents in Ryzawka, Russia, Sept. 12, 1914.
		Zurakowski was reunited with his childhood sweetheart Anna.
		Zurakowski was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973 and in 1997 was named a "Pioneer of Canadian Aviation" by the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg.
	www.thestar.com /NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1076454611390 (648 words)

	Bill Zuk - Janusz Zurakowski: Legend in the Skies
		Described by his peers as "the world's greatest test pilot," Janusz Zurakowski was an aeronautical engineer, combat pilot, squadron leader, and an aerobatic performer.
		Flying a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain, he emerged as a skilled and deadly fighter pilot and continued to fly as a Squadron Leader with the Polish Air Forces until 1944.
		Zurakowski's proficiency in the air led in the postwar, to a life as a test pilot, first with the RAF and later at Gloster Aircraft Company flying the Meteor.
	members.shaw.ca /wzuk1/books/legend.html (226 words)

	CTV.ca - First Avro Arrow test pilot dead at age 89- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Zurakowski pushed the jet to 1,600 kilometres an hour on its seventh flight and tests indicated the Arrow, with its twin Iroquois engines, could become the world's most advanced interceptor.
		Zurakowski's widow, Anna, said Tuesday that calls were pouring in to the family home from across Canada, notably from members of the Canadian aviation industry and military.
		Zurakowski retired before the Arrow project was cancelled by the government, she said, adding that her husband remained bitter about the cancellation for numerous years.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1076454474891_47/?hub=Canada&subhub=PrintStory (686 words)

	Evalu8 -
		Janusz Zurakowski was chosen to take Canada's first supersonic fighter jet on its maiden flight one blustery March morning almost 46 years ago.
		Janusz Zurakowski was born on Sept. 12, 1914 in Ryzawka, Russia, the third child of a Polish doctor and a young housewife.
		Zurakowski and her grandfather spent hours immersed in conversation about flying, an interaction that inspired her current pursuit of a university degree in aerospace engineering as well as her role as an officer with the Cadets Instructor Cadre.
	www.evalu8.org /staticpage?page=review&siteid=6659 (920 words)

	AvroLand - Janusz Zurakowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Jan Zurakowski joined Avro Canada on 22 April 1952 a day after he moved to Canada.
		Awarded the McKee Trophy in 1958, appointed to the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973, and many other honours including last year the Zurakowski Park in Barry's Bay dedicated to Janusz Zurakowski - through all the awards and fame he remained a very quiet, unassuming gentleman.
		Jan, of course, was the more colourful of the two (Mike Cooper-Slipper being the other), although I had less to do with him at West Raynham or Malton than with Mike.
	www.avroland.ca /al-people-zura04.html (756 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Żurakowski born September 12 1914 in Ryzawka Poland - died on February 9 2004 in Barry's Bay Ontario Canada was a renowned Polish fighter and aircraft pilot.
		After the program was canceled Zurakowski to quit experimental aviation.
		A dramatic statue commemorating Zurakowski's involvement as test pilot of the Avro Arrow now at the crossroads of two main streets his adopted hometown of Barry's Bay Ontario.
	www.freeglossary.com /Janusz_Zurakowski (425 words)

	Test Flying The Avro Arrow, by Jan Zurakowski
		A talk by Jan Zurakowski, principal test pilot of the Avro Arrow, given to the Toronto Chapter CAHS on March 1978.
		Janusz Zurakowski was born in 1914 and had his first flight at the age of 15 when he was in high school.
		Zurakowski did the first flight of the Arrow in 1958 and was awarded the McKee Trophy during that year for his contribution to Canadian test flying.
	www.avroarrow.org /AvroArrow/TestFlyingTheArrow.htm (780 words)

	Biography
		Janusz Zurakowski is a quiet unassuming man, and anyone meeting him would never imagine what he has lived through.
		Janusz is one of those "few" who changed the course of history.
		Janusz was the chief test pilot for the Arrow program and participated throughout the development period.
	zurakowskiavroarrow.homestead.com /Biography.html (2123 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Janusz
		Joe Janusz was asleep on his couch last Thursday morning when he was awakened at 6:30 am by his puppies "making an awful sound" from the nearby garage.
		Lieutenant Colonel Janusz Sobolewski, completing his tour of duty in Iraq, said despite the losses endured by his comrades in arms, he was confident progress...
		Professor Janusz Jankowski of Leicester University, the trial’s lead researcher, said: “The UK is at the epicentre of an explosion in this cancer.
	www.nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/J/Janusz.shtml (921 words)

	Zwoje (The Scrolls) 5 (18), 1999
		Janusz Zurakowski urodzil sie 12 wrzesnia 1914 roku.
		Zurakowski "zmienil" zawod na "lesnik," i po wielu perypetiach udalo mu sie razem z grupa lotnikow w cywilnych ubraniach wyplynac z portu Balcic nad Morzem Czarnym.
		W ten sposob w marcu 1941 Zurakowski zostal instruktorem wyszkolenia mysliwcow, a w grudniu znalazl sie w 315 polskim dywizjonie "Deblinskim." W kwietniu 1942 zostal dowodca eskadry w 306-tym, a w pare miesiecy pozniej dowodca 316 Dywizjonu "Warszawskiego." Wreszcie w lipcu 1942 objal funkcje zastepcy dowodcy Skrzydla w Northolt; prowadzil skrzydlo w czterdziestu lotach bojowych.
	www.zwoje-scrolls.com /zwoje18/text10.htm (2371 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Żurakowski, born September 12, 1914 in Ryzawka, Poland - died on February 9, 2004 in Barry's Bay, Ontario, (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada, was a renowned Polish fighter and experimental aircraft pilot.
		In 1947 he was employed as an experimental pilot in (Click link for more info and facts about Gloster) Gloster.
		In 1958 he was the chief (A pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them) test pilot of the (Click link for more info and facts about Avro Arrow) Avro Arrow.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/janusz_zurakowski.htm (385 words)

	Z Members (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Zurakowski attended high school in Poland where he learned to fly gliders and later joined the Polish Air Force in 1934.
		At the outbreak of WWII he was an instructor in a Polish fighter squadron.
		During his career Zurakowski also demonstrated a new air stunt called the "Zurabatic Cartwheel" and established a new air speed record in 1950 between London-Copenhagen-London.
	www.cahf.ca /members/Z_members.htm (295 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Żurakowski, born September 12, 1914 in Ryzawka, Poland - died on February 9, 2004 in Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada, was a renowned Polish fighterand experimental aircraft pilot.
		He was awarded many combat medals for hisservice, including the highest Polish medal Virtuti Militari.
		In 1958 hewas the chief test pilot of the Avro Arrow.
	www.therfcc.org /janusz-zurakowski-69596.html (235 words)

	Foto
		Janusz Zurakowski, jako szef zespolu pilotow doswiadczalnych przedsiebiorstwa AVRO przygotowuje sie do pierwszych prob kolowania i wyprowadzenia Arrow na pas startowy przy uzyciu wlasnych silnikow.
		Janusz Zurakowski, AVRO's Chief Experimental Test Pilot, climbs into cockpit to take Arrow onto the runway for the first time under its own power, for taxi tests.
		Janusz Zurakowski in cockpit of Arrow simulator, hooked up to an anologue computer, is assisted by Polish fellow, test pilot Wladyslaw "Spud" Potocki while simulator supervisor Stan Kwiatkowski and members of his staff watch.
	zurakowskiavroarrow.homestead.com /Foto.html (1691 words)

	Zurakowski Park in Barry's Bay Ontario
		The Consul, Andrzej Krezel, from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, recently visited Zurakowski Park and laid a wreath in memory of Janusz Zurakowski.
		The Township of Madawaska Valley proudly announces the new Zurakowski Park and Museum Project which is being built to honour local resident and world-renowned test pilot Janusz Zurakowski.
		Despite his failing health, Janusz Zurakowski attended the afternoon ceremonies, along with respected dignitaries, community members, family and fellow aviators.
	zurakowskipark.madawaskavalley.on.ca (786 words)

	Brighton Independent, October 6, 1998: Remembering the Arrow's first flight
		Anna and Janusz Zurakowski at their home in Barry's Bay, Ontario, September 1998.
		Janusz Zurakowski is an active 84-year-old who lives with his wife Anna in a lakeside lodge.
		Janusz Zurakowski was born of Polish parents in 1914 at Ryzawka, a region of Poland that became part of the Soviet Union after World War I. In 1921, his parents moved back to Poland.
	www.eastnorthumberland.com /news/newsOctober1998/arrow100698.html (1339 words)

	legendsWWII
		Janusz Zurakowski, famed test pilot of the Avro Arrow, had a park and museum dedicated in his name in Barry's Bay, Ontario, where he has lived for over 40 years.
		Janusz Zurakowski is an honorary fellow of the International Society of Experimental Test Pilots; other recipients include Charles Lindbergh and Neil Armstrong.
		This park represents our recognition of Janusz's contributions to the field of aviation and aerospace development throughout the world." Zura's biographer led off the events with a presentation of the highlights of his brilliant career and a fly-over from a rare remaining Spitfire plane thrilled the crowd.
	www.polamjournal.com /Library/Biographies/legendsWWII/legendswwii.html (3582 words)

	Zurakowski Park - Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A concise biography, written in the form of conversations with the test pilot of the Avro Arrow, by a long-time family friend, award-winning reporter and flying enthusiast.
		Photos of Zurakowski taken on Victoria Day are blended with the pictures from Zurakowski's personal archive.
		The book will be launched on July 26, 2003, the day that marks Zurakowski's first solo flight in 1933, as well as the 2003 opening ceremonies of Zurakowski Park in Barry's Bay.
	zurakowskipark.madawaskavalley.on.ca /book.html (211 words)

	Panorama Polska
		Janusz Żurakowski jest pierwszym kanadyjskim pilotem, który przekroczył barierę dźwięku na samolocie CF-100 w 1952 r.
		I za owo „NIC" Janusz Żurakowski jako jeden z najsławniejszych pilotów myśliwskich i pilot-oblatywacz ponad stu nowych konstrukcji samolotów otrzymał wiele nagród i odznaczeń a w 1973 r.
		Mianowany pułkownikiem lotnictwa polskiego przez III Rzeczpospolitą, Janusz Żurakowski jest kawalerem Srebrnego Krzyża V Klasy Orderu Wojennego Virtuti Militari, Krzyża Walecznych (3-krotnie), komandorem Orderu Zaslugi RP.
	www.panoramapolska.ca /index.cfm?NoTot=106&Article=Koprowicz_8a.html (733 words)

	Biografia
		Janusz Zurakowski urodzil sie 12 wrzesnia 1914 r.
		Janusz Zurakowski jako szef cztero-osobowego zespolu pilotow doswiadczalnych, byl wykonawca wiekszosci lotow probnych na Arrow.
		Janusz Zurakowski otrzymal wiele prestizowych nagrod i odznaczen.
	zurakowskiavroarrow.homestead.com /Biografia.html (1501 words)

	NewConceptArt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A.V.Roe's chief experimental pilot was polish born Janusz Zurakowski, a former WWII fighter ace who took the first three Arrows on their maiden flights.
		Zurakowski indicated he felt the plane was capable of speeds up to MACH 2.6.
		Zurakowski, each print in the edition had been signed by Mr.
	www.newconceptart.com /intothepast.htm (288 words)

	Janusz Zurakowski - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Zurakowski - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In 1958 he was the chief test pilot of the Avro Arrow.
		This page was last modified 20:12, 10 Jun 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Janusz_Zurakowski (304 words)

	EXN.ca \| Discovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Zurakowski was born in Russia in 1914 and moved to Poland seven years later.
		When the Polish Army was defeated, Zurakowski escaped to England and joined a unit of the Polish Air Force.
		In Canada Zurakowski was awarded the McKee Trophy in 1958 in recognition of his experimental work with Avro Aircraft.
	www.food.globeandmail.com /Stories/1999/06/28/55.asp (276 words)

	CNEWS: Canada Canadiana - Vet was the first to pilot Arrow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Janusz Zurakowski's name has become forever linked to the spectacular but ultimately doomed Arrow project, which was cancelled in 1959, his son, George, said yesterday.
		Zurakowski made the first flight in the Arrow on March 25, 1958.
		Zurakowski's death means there are hardly any veterans of the Arrow project left, said Jim Floyd, Avro's vice-president of engineering who worked closely with Zurakowski.
	cnews.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Canada/Canadiana/2004/02/11/pf-343893.html (275 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Legend in the Skies: Janusz Zurakowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Described by his peers as "the world's greatest test pilot," Janusz Zurakowski was an aeronautical engineer, combat pilot, squadron leader, and an aerobatic performer.
		Flying a Spitfire in the Battle of Britain, he emerged as a skilled and deadly fighter pilot and continued to fly as a Squadron Leader with the Polish Air Forces until 1944.
		Zurakowski's proficiency in the air led in the postwar, to a life as a test pilot, first with the RAF and later at Gloster Aircraft Company flying the Meteor.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1551250837 (375 words)

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