Polish Aces of World War 2
Polish Aces of World War 2
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About this book
Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors escaped to then neutral Hungary and Romania, before being ordered to France by the new C-in-C of exiled Polish Armed Forces, General Sikorski. With the invasion of Western Europe in May 1940, the surviving pilots were once more thrust into desperate action in newly-formed Polish units
Contents
- The Last and the First
- Into Battle
- Sikorski's Troops
- Battle for Britain
- PAF Reborn
- Northolt Wing
- Shalski's Circus
- USAAF Connection
- Invasion and On
- Whatever Happened to the Heroes?
- Appendices
Paperback; July 1998; 100 pages; ISBN: 9781855327269