112th Fighter Escadrille

The 112th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 112. Eskadra Myśliwska) 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 Stanisław Okrzeja, and 15 other pilots:

1. por. Wacław Łapkowski
2. ppor. Jan Daszewski
3. ppor. Witold Łokuciewski
4. ppor. Wiktor Strzembosz
5. pchor. Janusz Marciniak
6. pchor. Władysław Nowakowski
7. pchor. Antoni Polek
8. plut. Karol Krawczyński
9. plut. Ludwik Lech
10. kpr. Bernard Ryszard Górecki
11. kpr. Jan Musiał
12. st. szer. Paweł Gallus
13. st. szer. Leon Nowak
14. st. szer. Zygmunt Rozworski
15. st. szer. Władysław Wieraszka

See also

• Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939

References

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