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Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska''' (born [[February 20]], [[1920]], in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]) is a [[aviator|pilot]], who served in the [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] during the [[Second World War]]. She is a daughter of [[Marshal]] and [[Naczelnik]] [[Józef Piłsudski]]. |
'''Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska''' (born [[February 20]], [[1920]], in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]) is a [[aviator|pilot]], who served in the [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] during the [[Second World War]]. She is a daughter of [[Marshal]] and [[Naczelnik]] [[Józef Piłsudski]]. |
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==Life== |
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Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on [[February 20]], [[1920]], in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], the younger daughter of Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski]], Poland's [[Naczelnik Państwa|Chief of State]], by his second wife, [[Aleksandra Piłsudska|Aleksandra]] (English-speakers |
Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on [[February 20]], [[1920]], in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], the younger daughter of Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski]], Poland's [[Naczelnik Państwa|Chief of State]], by his second wife, [[Aleksandra Piłsudska|Aleksandra]] (English-speakers can find it disconcerting that, in Polish, many surnames have a separate form for males and females). The Marshal died in [[1935]]. |
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In 1937 she began flying [[sailplane|gliders]] and obtained a pilot's licence. In 1939 she passed her ''[[matura]]'' and planned to study aircraft engineering at the [[Warsaw University of Technology|Warsaw Polytechnic]]. |
In 1937 she began flying [[sailplane|gliders]] and obtained a pilot's licence. In 1939 she passed her ''[[matura]]'' and planned to study aircraft engineering at the [[Warsaw University of Technology|Warsaw Polytechnic]]. |
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In September 1939, Poland was invaded by the [[Nazis]], initiating the [[World War II|Second World War]]and the |
In September [[1939]], Poland was invaded by the [[Nazis]], initiating the [[World War II|Second World War]]and the family felt it wise to leave the country immediately. Piłsudska left with her mother and elder sister, [[Wanda Piłsudska|Wanda]], and eventually arrived in the [[United Kingdom]]. In her new country, in [[1940]], she resumed her studies, [[matriculating]] at [[Cambridge University]]. |
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In time she received her aircraft pilot's licence, and in July [[1942]], she joined the [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] in the rank of ''Third Officer''. She was, with [[Anna Leska]] and the Lithuanian-Pole [[Barbara Wojtulanis]], one of several Polish women |
In time she received her aircraft pilot's licence, and in July [[1942]], she joined the [[Air Transport Auxiliary]] in the rank of ''[[Third Officer]]''. She flew unarmed military aircraft in the crowded and dangerous skies of wartime [[Britain]] and was, with [[Anna Leska]] and the Lithuanian-Pole [[Barbara Wojtulanis]], one of several Polish women who served as wartime [[Air Transport Auxiliary|ferry pilots]] in Britain. |
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In [[1944]], she took leave to continue studies in the Polish School of Architecture at [[Liverpool University]]. In 1946 she graduated with an engineering degree in architecture. |
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Due to the [[Communist]] takeover in [[Poland]], she remained in England after the War, as a political emigré. |
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In [[1990]], with the return to democracy, she returned to [[Poland]] and now lives in [[Warsaw]]. |
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Revision as of 08:55, 7 September 2008
Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska (born February 20, 1920, in Warsaw, Poland) is a pilot, who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. She is a daughter of Marshal and Naczelnik Józef Piłsudski.
Life
Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on February 20, 1920, in Warsaw, Poland, the younger daughter of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, Poland's Chief of State, by his second wife, Aleksandra (English-speakers can find it disconcerting that, in Polish, many surnames have a separate form for males and females). The Marshal died in 1935.
In 1937 she began flying gliders and obtained a pilot's licence. In 1939 she passed her matura and planned to study aircraft engineering at the Warsaw Polytechnic.
In September 1939, Poland was invaded by the Nazis, initiating the Second World Warand the family felt it wise to leave the country immediately. Piłsudska left with her mother and elder sister, Wanda, and eventually arrived in the United Kingdom. In her new country, in 1940, she resumed her studies, matriculating at Cambridge University.
In time she received her aircraft pilot's licence, and in July 1942, she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary in the rank of Third Officer. She flew unarmed military aircraft in the crowded and dangerous skies of wartime Britain and was, with Anna Leska and the Lithuanian-Pole Barbara Wojtulanis, one of several Polish women who served as wartime ferry pilots in Britain.
In 1944, she took leave to continue studies in the Polish School of Architecture at Liverpool University. In 1946 she graduated with an engineering degree in architecture.
Also in 1944, she married Lt. Andrzej Jaraczewski, an officer in the Polish Navy. She has two children: a son, Krzysztof (in English, Christopher), and a daughter, Joanna.
Due to the Communist takeover in Poland, she remained in England after the War, as a political emigré.
In 1990, with the return to democracy, she returned to Poland and now lives in Warsaw.
Honors
She has been honored with a Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords and the Commander's Cross of the Polonia Restituta.