Eugeniusz Horbaczewski
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Dziubek" |
| Born | 28 September 1917 Kyiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 18 August 1944 (aged 26) Near Velennes, Oise, France |
| Allegiance | Poland United Kingdom |
| Service | Polish Air Force Royal Air Force |
| Service number | P-0273 |
| Unit | No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 43 Squadron RAF No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Polish Defensive War Second World War |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari Cross of Valour (4) Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom) Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) |
Eugeniusz Horbaczewski (28 September 1917 – 18 August 1944), also known as "Dziubek" (the diminutive of 'the beak' in Polish), was a Polish fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. According to official lists, Horbaczewski was the third highest scoring Polish fighter ace, with 16.5 confirmed aerial victories (16 individual and one shared) and one probable. He was the Virtuti Militari IV class and V class, four times the Cross of Valour, and the British Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross (twice).