Eugeniusz Horbaczewski was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II, known as "Dziubek".
10 Facts About Eugeniusz Horbaczewski
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski was awarded several decorations, among others Virtuti Militari IV class and V class, four times Polish Cross of Valour, Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski was born in Kiev, but grew up in Brest.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski was evacuated through Romania, Yugoslavia and Greece to France.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski's first confirmed kill was a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 on 4 April 1942.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski commanded the flight from May 1943 then in August he became a Squadron Leader.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski fought with No 43 squadron over Malta, Sicily and Italy.
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On 16 February 1944 Eugeniusz Horbaczewski took command of the Polish No 315 Squadron, flying the new P-51 Mustang Mk.
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On 18 August 1944 Eugeniusz Horbaczewski led his squadron of 12 aircraft over France on a 'Rodeo' mission, despite being ill with flu.
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Eugeniusz Horbaczewski quickly shot down three Focke-Wulfs, but went missing during the dogfight.