hip , ▁in ▁west - central ▁Poland . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Tr z ci anka , ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁Cz arn ków , ▁and ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Poz na ń . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁an ▁approximate ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Cz arn ków - Tr z ci anka ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁Ernest ▁D erek ▁' D ave ' ▁Glas er ▁ ▁( 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain , ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁notable ▁test ▁pilot . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Glas er ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps ▁officer ▁and ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Ham pshire . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Lan cing ▁House ▁and ▁Blo x ham ▁School , ▁before ▁being ▁accepted ▁for ▁flying ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁Vol unte er ▁Reserve ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Glas er ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁No . ▁ 6 5 ▁Squadron ▁R AF , ▁where ▁he ▁fle w ▁Super marine ▁Sp it f ires ▁alongside ▁Jeff rey ▁Qu ill ▁and ▁Francis zek ▁Gr usz ka ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain . ▁His ▁plane ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁nose ▁art , ▁representing ▁The ▁L aug hing ▁Caval ier . ▁Glas er