Stanisław Karubin
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Woźniki, German Empire
(present-day Poland)
Horn Crag Eskdale, Cumbria
Poland
France
United Kingdom
Polish Air Force Armée de l'Air
Royal Air ForceStanisław Karubin | |
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 A portrait of Stanisław Karubin | |
| Born | 29 October 1915 Woźniki, German Empire (present-day Poland) |
| Died | 12 August 1941 (aged 25) Horn Crag Eskdale, Cumbria |
| Allegiance | Poland France United Kingdom |
| Service | Polish Air Force Armée de l'Air Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Service number | 793420 |
| Unit | 111th Fighter Escadrille (Poland) No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron |
| Battles / wars | Polish Defensive War, World War II |
| Awards | Virtuti Militari; Cross of Valour; Distinguished Flying Medal |
Stanisław Karubin (29 October 1915 – 12 August 1941) was a Polish fighter ace of the Polish Air Force in World War II with 7 confirmed kills.
Karubin after graduating from Non-Commissioned Officer's School for minors was assigned to the 111th Fighter Escadrille. On 3 September 1939 he shot down his first plane, a Bf 110. On 23 January 1940 he arrived in France via Romania and Greece. He served in the Krasnodębski section of the Groupe de Chasse et de Défense I/55, on 3 June he downed a Do 17 or a Do 215. After the capitulation of France he came to the UK. He took part in the Battle of Britain in the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron and destroyed 5 German aircraft. On 6 September 1940 he was hit and jumped with a parachute. On 18 September he received the Virtuti Militari. He was sent to No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF. On 12 August 1941, flying in the clouds, Karubin struck a mountainside, at the same way also died another Polish pilot, Zygmunt Höhne.
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