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Polish Aces of World War II

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aircraft of the Aces - World War II - Allies & Independents

Last Stocked on 5/8/2021

Product Info

Title
Polish Aces of World War II
Publisher
Category
Author
Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak
Publish Year
1998
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147629250
MFG. Part #
OSPACE021
Type
Softcover

Description

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