January 1986 in France, and was buried at Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland. The investigation into his death was closed by order of the French authorities without public explanation. Decorations Virtuti Militari Crosses are the most prestigious Polish military awards. Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross Cross of Valour (Poland), four times Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) & Bar In popular culture Jan Zumbach was portrayed by Iwan Rheon in the 2018 film Hurricane: 303 Squadron. References Notes Bibliography Matusiak, Wojtek. Zumbach's Donalds. Rossagraph. . Olson, Lynne and Stanley Cloud. A Question of Honor: the Kościuszko Squadron in World War II. New York: Random House, 2003. . Shores, Christopher and Clive Williams. Aces High. London: Grub Street, 1994. . Zumbach, Jan. Ostatnia Walka (The Final Battle). Warsaw: Echo, 2000. . Zumbach, Jean (sic). On Wings of War: My Life as a Pilot Adventurer. London: Corgi, 1977. . Further reading Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, p. 644. Jerzy Pawlak: Absolwenci Szkoły Orląt: 1925-1939. Warszawa: Retro-Art, 2009, p. 191. Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, p. 182-187. Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, p. 16-17. ISBN 83862172. Józef Zieliński: Lotnicy polscy w Bitwie o Wielką Brytanię. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza MH, 2005, p. 230-231. External links Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 2007 Official Program. See BBMF official webpage. 1915 births 1986 deaths Military personnel from Warsaw Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Polish mercenaries Polish World War II flying aces Polish prisoners of war Royal Air Force officers Smugglers Polish people of Swiss descent The Few Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the Cross of Valour (Poland) Military personnel of the Nigerian Civil War Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Polish Royal Air Force pilots of World War II People of the State of Katanga People of the Congo Crisis Polish emigrants to France