Aleksander Chudek
Aleksander Chudek | |
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| Born | 17 August 1914 Stoczek, Poland |
| Died | 23 June 1944 (aged 29) near Le Plessis-Grimoult, France |
| Allegiance |  Poland United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Polish Air Force Polish Defensive War, World War II |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Medal (UK) |
Aleksander Chudek (17 August 1914 – 23 June 1944) was a Polish
fighter ace of the Royal Air Force in World War II
with 9 confirmed kills.
Biography
Before
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron.[3] On 23 June 1944 he flew over Normandy and never came back.[4] Initially it was thought that his plane fell into the sea, but in 2009 it was found that the plane crashed between the towns of Le Plessis-Grimoult and Roucamps.[5]
On 23 June 2009, 65 years after the crash, a monument dedicated to Aleksander Chudek was erected in Le Plessis-Grimoult.[6]
Aerial victory credits
- Bf 109 – 14 August 1941 and 1 damaged
- Bf 109 (two) – 29 August 1941
- Bf 109 – 16 September 1941
- Fw 190 – 27 September 1941 (probably destroyed)
- Fw 190 – 21 October 1941
- Fw 190 (two) – 17 August 1943
- Fw 190 – 6 September 1943
- Fw 190 – 23 September 1943
Chudek is credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft, with one probably destroyed and another damaged.[7]
Awards
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
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Cross of Valour (Poland), four times
Distinguished Flying Medal[8]
References
- ^ Krzystek 2012, p. 131.
- ^ Sikora 2014, p. 219.
- ^ Sikora 2014, p. 220.
- ^ Zieliński 1994, p. 25.
- ^ "Biografia Aleksandra Chudka" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Ambasada RP w Paryżu. "Uroczystość odsłonięcia pomnika poświęconego chorążemu Aleksandrowi Chudkowi" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ Shores & Williams 1994, p. 177.
- ^ "reportaż Historia Bez Patyny". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1994). Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII. London, United Kingdom: Grub Street. ISBN 1-898697-00-0.
- Sikora, Piotr: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press, 2014, s. 218-222. ISBN 9788370205607
- Tadeusz Jerzy Krzystek, Anna Krzystek: Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAAF). Sandomierz: Stratus, 2012, s. 131. ISBN 9788361421597
- Zieliński, Józef (1994). Asy polskiego lotnictwa (in Polish). Warsaw: Agencja Lotnicza ALTAIR. p. 25. )
Further reading
- Cumft O., Kujawa H. K. Księga lotników polskich 1939-1946, Wydawnictwo MON, Warszawa 1989
- Wojciech Zmyślony. "Biografia na polishairforce.p" (in Polish). p. 1. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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