Stanisław Karubin

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.

Stanisław Karubin
A portrait of Stanisław Karubin
Born	(1915-10-29)29 October 1915 Woźniki, German Empire (present-day Poland)
Died	12 August 1941(1941-08-12) (aged 25) Horn Crag Eskdale, Cumbria
Allegiance	Poland France United Kingdom
Branch	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

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 ^[1]
• 2 Bf 109 - 5 September 1940^[2]
• He 111 - 6 September 1940
• Bf 109 - 5 October 1940

Awards

Virtuti Militari, Silver Cross
Cross of Valour (Poland), three times
Distinguished Flying Medal