| Marian Bełc | |
| Rank: | podporucznik |
| Birth Date: | 1914 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Paplin[1] Russian Empire (present-day Poland) |
| Death Place: | RAF Babdown Farm, England |
| Allegiance: |  Poland France United Kingdom |
| Branch: | France Armée de l'Air |
| Unit: | Polish 143rd Fighter Escadrille Polish 152nd Fighter Escadrille No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Serviceyears: | 1934-1942 |
| Servicenumber: | P-1901 |
| Battles: | Polish Defensive War, World War II |
| Awards: | Virtuti Militari |
Marian Bełc (27 January 191427 August 1942) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 7 confirmed kills and one shared.
Marian Bełc graduated from pilot training at Lublinek air base near Łódź. On 2 November 1934 he was assigned to the 143rd Fighter Escadrille in Toruń.[2] In autumn 1937 he was transferred to the Polish 152nd Fighter Escadrille in Wilno. During the Invasion of Poland Bełc shot down his first plane, on 3 September a Bf 109.[3] After the Soviet invasion of Poland he was evacuated to France via Romania. He served in the Krasnodębski section of the Groupe de Chasse et de Défense I/55 under the command of Zdzisław Krasnodębski.[4] In the same unit served two other Polish aces: Jan Zumbach and Stanisław Karubin. After the capitulation of France he came to the UK. All pilots of the Krasnodębski section were posted 2 August 1940 to the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron.[5] In the Battle of Britain Bełc downed 6 German planes.[6]
On 15 April 1941 married Audrey Stephenson, their son Marian Edward was born on 27 October 1941.[7]
In 1942 Bełc became an instructor in 58 OTU. On 27 August 1942, in a training flight with a British pilot their plane crash-landed. Both pilots were killed.[8] Bełc is laid to rest at Northwood Cemetery in Grave 267, Section H.
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Marian Bełc.png