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Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939

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This if Polish Air force units in service before at outbreak of conflict during German invasion in September 1939.such units was responsed at respective commands of Air force,Naval Air service,and Army Air branch,these lasts was for supporting sea and land operations of respective sections.

The polish figthers P.Z.L. P.7a and P.Z.L.P.11c obtained 125 enemy shotdowns (the first was one Junkers Ju 87 Stuka),one P.Z.L. P.24F destroyed two enemy aircrafts along of active use of P.Z.L. P.37 LosB against enemy land forces,at finish of air defensive campaing.the last polish aircrafts in operations was eigth RWD(D.W.L.) 8 and one P.W.S. 26 in land strikes against German forces until first october week (more time after Warsaw falling) along one P.Z.L. P.46/I Sum was return from Romania to landing in Warsaw,under German land fire,for sended last orders to defenders in capital,converted in resistance organization.

Morski Dyon Lotniczy(Air Service of Polska Marynarka Wojenna)

For support naval operations of Polish navy

Dywizjon (Naval Air Group) "Puck"

  • eskadra Kommandor (Command and Coastal Liason sqdn)
  • 1°eskadra obserwacyjna(Estrategical Obs sqdn)
  • 2°eskadra obserwacyjna(Tactical Obs sqdn)

Lotnictwo Wojskowe (Polish Air Force)

For defense of Warsaw and central polish areas,with command Hq in Warsaw-Okecie Airbase.

Brygada Poscigowa(Figther Wings)

  • III/1 (eskadra 111 & 112)
  • IV/ 1 (eskadra 113 & 114)
  • III/2 (eskadra 123)

Brygada Bombowa/obserwacyjna(Medium Bomber/Estrategical Reconossaince Wings)

  • X/1 (eskadra 211 & 212)
  • XV/1 (eskadra 216 & 217)
  • II/2 (eskadra 21 & 22)
  • VI/6 (eskadra 64 & 65)

eskadra obserwacyjna(Tactical Reconossaince Wings)

  • eskadra 16

Liason Brigade(Liason-Training Wings)

  • eskadra I
  • eskadra II
  • eskadra IV
  • eskadra XII

Armya Brygada (Air Branch of Wojsko Polskie)

For support land operations of Polish Army

"Pomorze" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • III/4 (eskadra 141 & 142)

dywizjon bombowa

  • III/4 (eskadra 42)

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 43
  • eskadra 46
  • eskadra 7
  • eskadra 8

"Poznan" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • III/3 (eskadra 131 & 132)

dywizjon bombowa

  • III/3 (eskadra 34)

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 33
  • eskadra 36
  • eskadra 6

"Łódź" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • III/6 (eskadra 161 & 162)

dywizjon bombowa

  • III/6 (eskadra 32)

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 63
  • eskadra 66
  • eskadra 10

"Krakow" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • III/2 (eskadra 121 & 122)

dywizjon bombowa

  • III/2 (eskadra 24)

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 23
  • eskadra 26

"Modlin" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • III/5 (eskadra 152)

dywizjon bombowa

  • III/5 (eskadra 41)

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 53
  • eskadra 11

"Karpaty" Armya Brygada

dywizjon bombowa

  • eskadra 31

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 56
  • eskadra 5

"Narew" Armya Brygada

dywizjon poscigowa

  • eskadra 151

dywizjon bombowa

  • eskadra 51

eskadra towarzyszaca/obserwacyjna

  • eskadra 13
  • eskadra 9

Aircraft in acive service during September 1939

This next aircrafts stay in Air Force active service in september 1939:

first line

  • P.Z.L.P.7a
  • P.Z.L.P.11
  • P.Z.L.P.24F.(one example)
  • P.Z.L.P.23 Karas B
  • P.Z.LP.37B Los B.
  • P.Z.L.P.46/I Sum (1 example)
  • Lublin R-XIIID
  • Lublin R-VIIIbis (for Navy use)
  • L.W.S. 3 Mewa (two examples)
  • RDW (D.W.L.) 8
  • RDW (D.W.L.)14 Czapla

support services

  • P.W.S. 26
  • P.W.S. 24bis
  • P.W.S. 35 Ogar (1 example)
  • RWD(D.W.L.) 13
  • RWD (D.W.L.) 17
  • Samolot(Bartel) BM 4a
  • Lublin R-XVIB