Ludwik Witold Paszkiewicz
Ludwik Paszkiewicz DFC | |
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| Born | 21 October 1907 Wola Gałęzowska, Russian Empire (present-day Poland) |
| Died | 27 September 1940 (aged 32) Borough Green, England |
| Allegiance |  Poland France Armée de l'Air  Polish 112th Fighter Escadrille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) |
Ludwik Paszkiewicz
Biography
Ludwik Paszkiewicz was born in 1907, the son of Ludwik and Janina. He studied at the
In 1939, he became commander of his unit. In August, he went to France with a military mission in order to buy aircraft, where the outbreak of the World War II found him. On 18 May 1940, Paszkiewicz became commander of the new formed section of the Groupe de Chasse II/8. In the Battle of Britain, the section made 33 flights, but never met the enemy.
On 21 June 1940, Paskiewicz arrived in the
On 6 September, he became the commander of Flight B, when Wacław Łapkowski, the previous commander was wounded. The next day, Paszkiewicz downed two Dornier Do 17 light bombers. On 11 September, he shot down another Bf 110 and on 15 September he became an ace shooting down a Bf 109 fighter.
On 26 September, during the visit of King George VI, No. 303 Squadron was scrambled towards a large enemy raid over Hampshire, Paszkiewicz claimed a Heinkel He 111 bomber.
On 27 September, Paszkiewicz was hit by a Bf 109 and died in a crash-landing in Borough Green.
His only daughter died of diphtheria in 1941. His widow took part in the Warsaw Uprising. In 1960, she entered the convent of the Immaculate Conception in Szymanów, where she was named Augustyna. She died in 1995.
Aerial victory credits
- Bf 110 – 30 August 1940 (during a training flight; Bf 110 flown by Oberfw. Georg Anthony, gunner Uffz. Heinrich Nordmeyer jumped with a parachute[4])
- 2 Do 17 – 7 September 1940
- Bf 110 - 11 September 1940
- Bf 109 - 15 September 1940
- He 111 – 26 September 1940
Awards
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
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Cross of Valour (Poland), two times
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
References
- ^ "Lista Bajana". polishairforce.pl. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Myśliwcy - polskie lotnictwo myśliwskie w II Wojnie Światowej". mysliwcy.pl. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- OCLC 41446888. Retrieved 15 November 2015 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Paszkiewicz, aircrewremembrancesociety.com
Further reading
- King, Richard (2010). Red Kite (ed.). 303 (Polish) squadron: Battle of Britain diary. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. ISBN 978-1-906592-03-5.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - 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. 438. ISBN 9788361421597
- Olson, Lynne; Cloud, Stanley (2003). Knopf (ed.). A question of honor: the Kościuszko Squadron: forgotten heroes of World War II. New York. ISBN 0-375-41197-6.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Król, Wacław (1980). Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (ed.). Myśliwcy. ISBN 83-11-06396-6.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Jerzy Pawlak: Absolwenci Szkoły Orląt: 1925-1939. Warszawa: Retro-Art, 2009, s. 144-145. ISBN 8387992224
- Piotr Sikora: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza Alma-Press. 2014, s. 313-316. ISBN 9788370205607
- Józef Zieliński: Asy polskiego lotnictwa. Warszawa: Agencja lotnicza ALTAIR, 1994, s. 51. ISBN 83862172.
- Józef Zieliński: Lotnicy polscy w Bitwie o Wielką Brytanię. Warszawa: Oficyna Wydawnicza MH, 2005, s. 161-162. ISBN 8390662043
