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Mustang FB 382 with PK-G markings was the personal aircraft of the 315 Squadron commander and Polish flying ace Eugeniusz “Dziubek” Horbaczewski. On August 18, 1944 Horbaczewski led 12 aircraft over France. At an airfield near Beauvais they encountered a large formation of Fw-190s. The 315 Squadron attacked the Germans with Horbaczewski quickly shooting down 3 aircraft. However, sometime during the melee he went missing and in 1947 his aircraft and body were found near Velennes, France. He is credited with 16.5 kills and downing 4 V-1s. |