Polish 122nd Fighter Escadrille

The 122nd Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 122. Eskadra Myśliwska) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army in 1939.

122nd Fighter Escadrille
122 Eskadra Myśliwska
Active1925 - 16 September 1939
Disbanded16 September 1939
Country Poland
Branch Polish Air Force
RoleFighter Squadron
Size13 Pilots
Part of2nd Fighter Squadron
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Kpt pil. Mieczysław Wiórkiewicz
Aircraft flown
FighterFokker D.VII
SPAD 61
Avia BH-33
PZL P.7
PZL P.11

History

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In September 1939 the 122nd Fighter Escadrille was attached to the Army Krakow.

Crew and equipment

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PZL 11c

On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 PZL P.11c airplanes.

The air crew consisted of: commanding officer kpt. pil. Mieczysław Wiórkiewicz his deputy ppor. pil. Edward Pilch

and 13 other pilots:

  1. ppor. Michał Samoliński
  2. ppor. Bronisław Skibiński
  3. ppor. Stanisław Wielgus
  4. pchor. Władysław Grudziński
  5. pchor. Franciszek Kozłowski
  6. pchor. Bolesław Własnowolski
  7. plut. Władysław Majchrzyk
  8. plut. Antoni Markiewicz
  9. kpr. Mieczysław Parafiński
  10. kpr. Adolf Pietrasiak
  11. st. szer. Paweł Kowala
  12. st. szer. Tadeusz Krieger
  13. st. szer. Edward Uchto

See also

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References

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  • Jerzy Pawlak (1982). Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności. ISBN 83-206-0281-5.