Aleksander Chudek

Aleksander Chudek
Born (1914-08-17)17 August 1914
Stoczek, Poland
Died 23 June 1944(1944-06-23) (aged 29)
Le Plessis-Grimoult
Allegiance

 Poland

 United Kingdom
Service/branch

 Polish Air Force

 Royal Air Force
Years of service until 1944
Rank chorąży
Unit Polish 114th Fighter Escadrille
No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars 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 Polish Air Force in World War II with 9 confirmed kills.

Biography

Before World War II Chudek served in Polish 114th Fighter Escadrille. After the Soviet invasion of Poland he crossed the border with Romania, then he came to France and finally, on 27 June 1940, arrived in the United Kingdom. After a brief exchange rate, he has been assigned to an auxiliary unit of the RAF as a pilot distributing new or refurbished aircraft at airports across the UK. In June 1941 he was transferred to No. 55 Operational Training Unit and began training on Hurricane. In July he was assigned to No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron where he flew Spitfires. On 14 August 1941 he shot down his first plane. In July 1943 he was posted for three months in No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron. On 23 June 1944 he flew over Normandy and never came back. 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.[1]

On 23 June 2009, 65 years after the crash, a monument dedicated to Aleksander Chudek was erected in Le Plessis-Grimoult[2]

Aerial victory credits

Awards

Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Cross of Valour (Poland), four times
Distinguished Flying Medal[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Biografia Aleksandra Chudka" (in Polish). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ Ambasada RP w Paryżu. "Uroczystość odsłonięcia pomnika poświęconego chorążemu Aleksandrowi Chudkowi" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  3. ↑ reportaż Historia Bez Patyny

Further reading

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