1945. He became commanding officer of No. 303 Squadron in February 1946, until the unit disbanded in December. He was credited with 9 (and 1 shared) kills, and 4 probable kills which enabled him to get the "fighter ace"title. The title derives from World War I, and was given in the French air force to pilots who shot down five enemy's planes. During World War II, it got adopted by the American air force and unofficially - by the Polish air force in the west. Return to Poland and later life When he returned to Poland in 1947 he was imprisoned by the Communist authorities, and on release worked as a taxi driver in Warsaw. He joined the Polish Air Force in 1956 after being accepted into military aviation, rising to a senior rank. In 1969–71 he was the Polish military attaché in London. He retired in 1974 and in 1985 was appointed to the Presidium in the Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy. Later he became a member in the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martydom Sites from 1988 to 1990 On 11 November 1988 he became a member of the Honorary Committee of Commemoration during the 70th anniversary of National Independence Day of Poland. In 1989 he stood as a parliamentary candidate to the Sejm (lower house) in the first post-communist elections. And was given an entry in the honorary book of soldiers by Minister of National Defense, General Florian Siwicki. In 1989, nearly half a century after the war, when asked what does a fighter feel like while attacking an enemy, Witold replied: "if it's a rather large attack - firstly fear while going through a fire avalanche, then determination and lastly, if enemy gets shot and is coming down in a panache of smoke and fire - great massive satisfaction". He died on 17 April 1990 and was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Powązki, Warsaw. List of kills Witold Łokuciewski was put on Bajan's list in the 20th position with 8 reliable plane kills and 4 probable kills. These are as follows: Reliable plane kills He 111 on 10 June 1940 while piloting a MS-406 Do 215 on 7 September 1940 while piloting a Hurricane Mk. I Bf 109 on 11 September 1940 while piloting a Hurricane Mk I Do 215 on 11 September 1940 while piloting a Hurricane Mk I