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 | |
 | |
| Active | 1925 - 16 September 1939 |
| Disbanded | 16 September 1939 |
| Country |  Poland |
| Branch |  Polish Air Force |
| Role | Fighter Squadron |
| Size | 13 Pilots |
| Part of | 2nd Fighter Squadron |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Kpt pil. Mieczysław Wiórkiewicz |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | Fokker D.VII SPAD 61 Avia BH-33 PZL P.7 PZL P.11 |
History
edit
In September 1939 the 122nd Fighter Escadrille was attached to the Army Krakow.
Crew and equipment
edit
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:
- ppor. Michał Samoliński
- ppor. Bronisław Skibiński
- ppor. Stanisław Wielgus
- pchor. Władysław Grudziński
- pchor. Franciszek Kozłowski
- pchor. Bolesław Własnowolski
- plut. Władysław Majchrzyk
- plut. Antoni Markiewicz
- kpr. Mieczysław Parafiński
- kpr. Adolf Pietrasiak
- st. szer. Paweł Kowala
- st. szer. Tadeusz Krieger
- st. szer. Edward Uchto
See also
edit
References
edit- Jerzy Pawlak (1982). Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności. ISBN 83-206-0281-5.
 | This Polish Air Force article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |