Początki I Polskiego Skrzydła Myśliwskiego. Powstanie i działalność jednostki w kwietniu 1941 r.
The beginnigs of the 1st Polish Fighter Wing. Origins and activity of the unit in April 1941
Author(s): Grzegorz ŚliżewskiSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Military history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Second World War;aviation;Royal Air Force;Wing;Polish Air Forces;1st Polish Fighter Wing;No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron;No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron;air force
Summary/Abstract: A description of the establishment and the activity of the 1st Polish Fighter Wing in April 1941, preceded by a description of the origins and the organization of the tactical unit called Wing. The material is focused above all on the activity of the 1st PFW in the air, describing every operation and combat mission accomplished in this period above own territory and the occupied France, including an attempt at determining the opponents from the Luftwaffe side. The supplement are the war fates of pilots from the No. 303 and No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadrons before they were assigned to the 1st PFW.
Journal: Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy
- Issue Year: XVII/2016
- Issue No: 2-3
- Page Range: 295-371
- Page Count: 77
- Language: Polish