112th Fighter Escadrille
Military unit
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The 112th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 112. Eskadra MyÅliwska) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army.
| 112th Fighter Escadrille | |
|---|---|
 The insignia found on the side their of planes. | |
| Active | 1919-1939 |
| Country |  Poland |
| Allegiance | Poland |
| Branch | Polish Air Forces |
| Role | Fighter Squadron |
| Engagements | Invasion of Poland |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Tadeusz Opulski |
History
The Escadrille was created in 1919 by a merger of the earlier 18th Reconnaissance Escadrille and the 19th Fighter Escadrille.
In September 1939 the 112th Fighter Escadrille was incorporated into the Pursuit Brigade.
Crew and equipment
On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 planes: 6 PZL P.11c and 4 PZL P.11a.
The air crew consisted of: commanding officer captain Tadeusz Opulski, his deputy Lieutenant Stefan StanisÅaw Okrzeja, and 15 other pilots:
- por. WacÅaw Åapkowski
- ppor. Jan Daszewski
- ppor. Witold Åokuciewski
- ppor. Wiktor Strzembosz
- pchor. Janusz Marciniak
- pchor. WÅadysÅaw Nowakowski
- pchor. Antoni Polek
- plut. Karol KrawczyÅski
- plut. Ludwik Lech
- kpr. Bernard Ryszard Górecki
- kpr. Jan MusiaÅ
- st. szer. PaweÅ Gallus
- st. szer. Leon Nowak
- st. szer. Zygmunt Rozworski
- st. szer. WÅadysÅaw Wieraszka
See also
References
- Jerzy Pawlak (1982). Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i ÅÄ cznoÅci. ISBN 83-206-0281-5.
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