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Stanisław Karubin
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A portrait of Stanisław Karubin
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| 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 |
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 Polish Air Force France 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.
Biography
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.
Aerial victory credits
- Bf 110 - 3 September 1939
- Do 17 or Do-215 - 3 June 1940
- Bf 109 - 31 August 1940
- 2 Bf 109 - 5 September 1940
- He-111 - 6 September 1940
- Bf 109 - 5 October 1940
Awards
Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
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Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Distinguished Flying Medal
