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==Life==
==Life==
[[File:J.Pilsudska.JPG|thumb|left|Learning to fly, aged 17]]
[[File:J.Pilsudska.JPG|thumb|left|Learning to fly, aged 17]]
[[Image:Piłsudski z córką.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski|Piłsudski]] with daughter]]
[[File:Piłsudski z córką.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski|Piłsudski]] with daughter]]
Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on 20 February 1920, in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], the younger daughter of Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski]], Poland's [[Naczelnik Państwa|Chief of State]] (1918–22) and dictator (1926–1935), by the woman who would later become his second wife, [[Aleksandra Piłsudska|Aleksandra]].
Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on 20 February 1920, in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], the younger daughter of Marshal [[Józef Piłsudski]], Poland's [[Naczelnik Państwa|Chief of State]] (1918–22) and dictator (1926–1935), by the woman who would later become his second wife, [[Aleksandra Piłsudska|Aleksandra]].


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In 1944, she also married Lieutenant [[Andrzej Jaraczewski]], an officer in the [[Polish Navy]]. She has two children: a son, Krzysztof (in [[English language|English]], Christopher), and a daughter, Joanna.
In 1944, she also married Lieutenant [[Andrzej Jaraczewski]], an officer in the [[Polish Navy]]. She has two children: a son, Krzysztof (in [[English language|English]], Christopher), and a daughter, Joanna.


Due to the [[Communist]] takeover in [[Poland]], she remained in England after the War, as a political émigré. She has never accepted British citizenship. She used a [[Nansen passport]], ''valid for all countries in the world, except Poland''.<ref>A. Romanowski, ''Piękne wczoraj'', "Apokryf", No 13 (in "Tygodnik Powszechny, No 45/1998)</ref>
Due to the [[Communist]] takeover in [[Poland]], she remained in England after the War, as a political émigré. She has never accepted British citizenship. She used a [[Nansen passport]], ''valid for all countries in the world, except Poland''.<ref>A. Romanowski, ''Piękne wczoraj'', "Apokryf", No 13 (in ''Tygodnik Powszechny'', No 45/1998)</ref>


In 1990, with the collapse of the Communist government, she returned to [[Poland]] and now lives in [[Warsaw]].
In 1990, with the collapse of the Communist government, she returned to [[Poland]] and now lives in [[Warsaw]].


==Honours==
==Honours==
[[Image:Herb Piłsudski.PNG|thumb|right|100px|[[Piłsudski coat of arms]]]]
[[File:Herb Piłsudski.PNG|thumb|right|100px|[[Piłsudski coat of arms]]]]
She has been honoured with a [[Cross of Merit with Swords|Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords]] and the [[Polonia Restituta|Commander's Cross of the ''Polonia Restituta'']].
She has been honoured with a [[Cross of Merit with Swords|Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords]] and the [[Polonia Restituta|Commander's Cross of the ''Polonia Restituta'']].


Revision as of 00:03, 19 September 2014

Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska
Born
Jadwiga Piłsudska

(1920-02-28) 28 February 1920 (age 104)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Other namesJadwiga Jaraczewska
EducationWanda Szachtmajer Female High School
Alma materNewnham College, Cambridge
Polish University Abroad
Occupationarchitect
EmployerOffice of Urban Planning (London County Council)
SpouseAndrzej Jaraczewski
ChildrenKrzysztof Józef Jaraczeski
Joanna Maria Onyszkiewicz
Parent(s)Józef Piłsudski (father)
Aleksandra Szczerbińska (mother)
RelativesWanda Piłsudska (sister)
Military career
Allegiance Poland
 United Kingdom
Service / branch Polish Air Forces
RAF: Air Transport Auxiliary
Years of service1942-1944
Rank Second Officer (Flying Officer)
Unit1st Ferry Pool, White Waltham
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords Air Force Medal National Places of Remembrance Guardian's Gold Medal
Air Transport Auxiliary Veteran's Badge Cadre Company March Participant's Badge

Jadwiga Piłsudska-Jaraczewska (born 28 February 1920) is a pilot, who served in the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. She is the one of two daughters of Marshal and Naczelnik Józef Piłsudski.

Life

Learning to fly, aged 17
Marshal Piłsudski with daughter

Jadwiga Piłsudska was born on 20 February 1920, in Warsaw, Poland, the younger daughter of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, Poland's Chief of State (1918–22) and dictator (1926–1935), by the woman who would later become his second wife, Aleksandra.

In 1937 Jadwiga began flying gliders and obtained a pilot's licence. In 1939 she graduated from secondary school and decided to study aircraft engineering at the Warsaw Polytechnic.

In September 1939, Poland was invaded by the Nazis, initiating the Second World War, and her family realized that under the circumstances it would be prudent to leave the country immediately. Piłsudska fled with her mother and elder sister, Wanda, to Lithuania and eventually arrived in the United Kingdom. She resumed her studies, in 1940, matriculating at Newnham College, Cambridge University.

Later she acquired her aircraft pilot's license, and in July 1942, she joined the Air Transport Auxiliary. With the rank of Second Officer[1] (Flying Officer) she flew unarmed military aircraft in the 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 a leave of absence to continue her studies by enrolling in the Polish School of Architecture at Liverpool University. In 1946 she graduated with an engineering degree in architecture.

In 1944, she also married Lieutenant 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 émigré. She has never accepted British citizenship. She used a Nansen passport, valid for all countries in the world, except Poland.[2]

In 1990, with the collapse of the Communist government, she returned to Poland and now lives in Warsaw.

Honours

Piłsudski coat of arms

She has been honoured with a Bronze Cross of Merit with Swords and the Commander's Cross of the Polonia Restituta.

See also

References

  1. ^ T. J. Krzystek, Personel Polskich Sił Powietrznych w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1940-1947 łącznie z Pomocniczą Lotniczą Służbą Kobiet (PLSK-WAFF), Agencja Lotnicza ALTAIR - Krajowa Rada Lotnicza, Warszawa 2007
  2. ^ A. Romanowski, Piękne wczoraj, "Apokryf", No 13 (in Tygodnik Powszechny, No 45/1998)

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