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Andruszkow, Tadeusz

Date of birth:
November 18th, 1920 (Lwow, Poland)
Date of death:
September 27th, 1940
Buried on:
Polish War Graves Northwood
Plot: H. Grave: 208.
Service number:
P.5125
Nationality:
Polish

Biography

Tadeusz Andruszkow was a pilot with No. 303 (Polish) Squadron. He was first shot down with his Hurricane Mk.I, P3939 "RF-H", over Dartford on September 15th, 1940 but he managed to rescue himself with his parachute. On the September 27th, 1940 he was killed when he was shot down at 09.35hrs. in a Hurricane V6665 "RF-J", by H. Kopperschager from I. / Jagdgeschwader 53 over the Horsham area.

Career:
1939: 162 Eskadry Myśliwskiej (162nd Fighter Escadrille);
?: No. 5 Operational Training Unit;
September 10th, 1940 - September 27th, 1940: No. 303 (Polish) Squadron.

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