Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eugeniusz Horbaczewski

Polish flying ace

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1944

Profession: military officer, flying ace

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Eugeniusz Horbaczewski (28 September 1917 – 18 August 1944) was a Polish fighter pilot, a flying ace of World War II, also known as "Dziubek" (the diminutive of 'the beak' in Polish).
According to official lists, Horbaczewski was the third highest scoring Polish fighter ace, with 16.5 confirmed kills (16 individual and one shared) and one probable kill.
He was awarded several decorations, among others Virtuti Militari IV class (posthumously) and V class, four times Polish Cross of Valour, Distinguished Service Order (posthumously) and Distinguished Flying Cross (twice).