Polish 123rd Fighter Escadrille

The 123rd Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 123. eskadra myśliwska) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army in 1939.

History

In September 1939 the 123rd Fighter Escadrille was part of the Pursuit Brigade. Some reports say that the 123rd Escadrille was a Kraków Army "Eskadra" (Flight) attached to the Brygada Poscigowa for the defence of Warsaw in 1939. Its 120 series Flight number indicates that claim. Reference: "Ciel de Gloire" website.

Crew and equipment

On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 PZL P.7a airplanes.

The air crew consisted of: commanding officer kpt. pil. Mieczysław Leonard Olszewski his deputy ppor. pil. Erwin Kawnik and 11 other pilots:

ppor. Stanisław Chałupa
ppor. Jerzy Czerniak
ppor. Feliks Szyszka
pchor. Władysław Bożek
pchor. Stanisław Czternastek
pchor. Antoni Danek
pchor. Tadeusz Kratke
kpr.Henryk Flame
kpr. Stanisław Widlarz
st. szer. Eugeniusz Nowakiewicz
st. szer. Stanisław Zięba

Units of the Polish Air Force in September 1939

Fighter Escadrilles	111 112 113 114 121 122 123 131 132 141 142 151 152 161 162

Bomber Escadrilles	211 212 213 214 215 216 217 221 222

Recco/Light bomber Escadrilles	11 12 21 22 24 31 32 34 35 41 42 51 55 61 62 64 65

Observation Escadrilles	13 16 23 26 33 36 43 46 53 56 63 66

Naval Recco Escadrilles	Long Range Short Range

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Polish 123rd Fighter Escadrille

History

Crew and equipment

See also