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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/111_esk_mysl.png/500px-111_esk_mysl.png 2x" data-file-width="1834" data-file-height="2220" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>111th Fighter Escadrille</b> of the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Force" title="Polish Air Force">Polish Air Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">111. eskadra myśliwska</i>) was one of the <a href="/wiki/Fighter_plane" class="mw-redirect" title="Fighter plane">fighter</a> units of the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Army">Polish Army</a>. Created in 1921, immediately after the end of the <a href="/wiki/Polish-Soviet_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish-Soviet War">Polish-Soviet War</a>, the unit inherited the traditions of the famous <a href="/wiki/Polish-Soviet_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish-Soviet War">war-time</a> <a href="/wiki/Polish_7th_Air_Escadrille" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish 7th Air Escadrille">Polish 7th Air Escadrille</a> (known as the <a href="/wiki/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko" title="Tadeusz Kościuszko">Kościuszko</a> Squadron), in which both Polish and American volunteers served. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=111th_Fighter_Escadrille&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit was created on May 19, 1921<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> out of two previously-existing units, the <a href="/wiki/Polish_7th_Air_Escadrille" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish 7th Air Escadrille">Polish 7th Air Escadrille</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Polish_18th_Air_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polish 18th Air Escadrille (page does not exist)">Polish 18th Air Escadrille</a> of the 1st Air Regiment. Initially it was manned mostly by the American veterans of the earlier unit, including <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Fauntleroy" title="Cedric Fauntleroy">Cedric Fauntleroy</a>. However, soon afterwards most of the American pilots returned home and the unit was manned with Polish officers. Nonetheless, it retained the roundel and the traditions of the Polish-American unit. In 1934 the unit was the first to receive the then-modern <a href="/wiki/PZL_P.11c" class="mw-redirect" title="PZL P.11c">PZL P.11c</a> fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-letectvi.wz.cz_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-letectvi.wz.cz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1936 the escadrille was stationed in <a href="/wiki/Sarny" title="Sarny">Sarny</a> and was providing air cover for a construction of border fortifications at the frontier with the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. During one of the sorties Lt. <a href="/wiki/Witold_Urbanowicz" title="Witold Urbanowicz">Witold Urbanowicz</a>, later to become one of the fighter aces of World War II, downed a Soviet <a href="/wiki/Polikarpov_R-5" title="Polikarpov R-5">Polikarpov R-5</a> biplane reconnaissance aircraft flying a reconnaissance mission over the area.<sup id="cite_ref-Polska_Witryna_Modelarska_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polska_Witryna_Modelarska-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1939 it was attached to the <a href="/wiki/Brygada_Po%C5%9Bcigowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Brygada Pościgowa">Pursuit Brigade</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-letectvi.wz.cz_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-letectvi.wz.cz-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a large fighter unit held in reserve of the <a href="/wiki/Marshal_of_Poland" title="Marshal of Poland">Commander in Chief</a>. As part of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Polish_3rd_Squadron_of_the_1st_Air_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polish 3rd Squadron of the 1st Air Regiment (page does not exist)">Polish 3rd Squadron of the 1st Air Regiment</a> (<a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a>: <i lang="pl">III/1 dywizjon myśliwski</i>) under <a href="/wiki/Zdzis%C5%82aw_Krasnod%C4%99bski" title="Zdzisław Krasnodębski">Zdzisław Krasnodębski</a>, the unit was stationed at the airfield at <a href="/wiki/Zielonka" title="Zielonka">Zielonka</a> and provided air cover for the nearby city of <a href="/wiki/Warsaw" title="Warsaw">Warsaw</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Polish_September_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish September Campaign">Polish September Campaign</a> the first sortie — and the first success of the escadrille — took place on September 1, at 4 in the morning, that is roughly an hour before the fights for <a href="/wiki/Westerplatte" title="Westerplatte">Westerplatte</a> started, an event which is usually taken as the starting point of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The escadrille was scrambled to intercept a large formation of enemy bombers escorted by <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_110" title="Messerschmitt Bf 110">Messerschmitt Bf 110</a> heavy fighters. Over the area of <a href="/wiki/Modlin_Fortress" title="Modlin Fortress">Modlin</a> the enemy formation was intercepted and forced to retreat, dropping their bombs on uninhabited areas. Lt. Palusiński downed one enemy <a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_17" title="Dornier Do 17">Dornier Do 17</a> and probably damaged another plane of that type.<sup id="cite_ref-Użycie_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Użycie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palusiński himself was wounded by enemy fire. </p><p>Later that day another bombing raid on Warsaw was intercepted, this time covered by <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109">Messerschmitt Bf 109</a> fighters. During the air battles over Warsaw the escadrille's commanding officer managed to down one enemy fighter, but was then shot down and wounded. The command was taken over by his deputy, Lt. Januszewicz. The following day the escadrille did not encounter any enemy formations. On September 3 a flight from the escadrille, providing air cover for <a href="/wiki/Pu%C5%82kownik" class="mw-redirect" title="Pułkownik">Col.</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Pawlikowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefan Pawlikowski (page does not exist)">Stefan Pawlikowski</a> intercepted a formation of enemy Bf 110 fighters over <a href="/wiki/Wyszk%C3%B3w" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyszków">Wyszków</a>. Lt. Januszewicz and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kapral&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kapral (page does not exist)">Corporal</a> Karubin downed two enemy fighters. However, at the same time another flight led by Ferić was dispersed and had to return to base. One of its pilots did not return to the escadrille until September 10.<sup id="cite_ref-Użycie_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Użycie-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 4 the escadrille was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Zabor%C3%B3w,_Lower_Silesian_Voivodeship" title="Zaborów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship">Zaborów</a> airfield near <a href="/wiki/Leszno" title="Leszno">Leszno</a>. Its commanding officer downed a <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a> (other sources mention a <a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_17" title="Dornier Do 17">Dornier Do 17</a>). The following day Strzembosz and Januszewicz scored another two victories, this time over a Bf 110 and Ju 87, respectively. On September 6 Januszewicz scored yet another Ju 87. On September 7 the escadrille was evacuated to eastern Poland and was stationed in the <a href="/wiki/Kierz,_Lublin_Voivodeship" title="Kierz, Lublin Voivodeship">Kierz</a> airfield near <a href="/wiki/Lublin" title="Lublin">Lublin</a>. It briefly operated from the airfield of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ostro%C5%BCec&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ostrożec (page does not exist)">Ostrożec</a> near <a href="/wiki/%C5%81uck" class="mw-redirect" title="Łuck">Łuck</a>, but returned to Lublin area the following day (Strzelce and Werba airfields). The last confirmed victories were over a reconnaissance <a href="/wiki/Henschel_Hs_126" title="Henschel Hs 126">Henschel Hs 126</a> on September 9 (Ferić) and <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a> on September 11 (Wróblewski).<sup id="cite_ref-Myśliwcy_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Myśliwcy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Altogether during the campaign the unit downed 8 enemy planes (other sources mention 7½) while losing 9 of its own <a href="/wiki/PZL_P.11c" class="mw-redirect" title="PZL P.11c">PZL P.11c</a> fighters. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> invasion of <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> on September 17, the unit was evacuated to <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a> together with its 4 remaining fighters. From there the majority of the pilots were able to get to <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, where many joined the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Air_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish Air Forces">Polish Air Forces</a> in exile. The traditions of the escadrille, as well as its predecessor, was then continued by the <a href="/wiki/No._303_Polish_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron">No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron</a>, one of the most successful Allied fighter units of the war. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crew_and_equipment">Crew and equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=111th_Fighter_Escadrille&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Crew and equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 1, 1939, the escadrille had 9 planes, including 7 PZL P.11c and 2 PZL P.11a. Throughout the war it received an additional PZL P.11c as reinforcement. The air crew consisted of <a href="/wiki/Kapitan_(rank)" title="Kapitan (rank)">kapitan</a> (Captain) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gustaw_Sidorowicz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gustaw Sidorowicz (page does not exist)">Gustaw Sidorowicz</a>, his deputy <a href="/wiki/Porucznik" class="mw-redirect" title="Porucznik">porucznik</a> (Lieutenant) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wojciech_Januszewicz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wojciech Januszewicz (page does not exist)">Wojciech Januszewicz</a> and 16 other pilots: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Podporucznik" class="mw-redirect" title="Podporucznik">ppor.</a> <a href="/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Feri%C4%87" title="Mirosław Ferić">Mirosław Ferić</a></li> <li>ppor. Janusz Łabicki</li> <li>ppor. Jerzy Palusiński</li> <li>pchor. Władysław Drecki</li> <li>pchor. Zbigniew Janicki</li> <li>pchor. Janusz Maciński</li> <li>pchor. Mieczysław Rozwadowski</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sier%C5%BCant" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierżant">st. sierż</a> Jan Kołcon (later RAF warrant officer)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plutonowy" class="mw-redirect" title="Plutonowy">plut.</a> Ignacy Lendzion</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kapral&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kapral (page does not exist)">kpr.</a> <a href="/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Karubin" title="Stanisław Karubin">Stanisław Karubin</a></li> <li>kpr. <a href="/wiki/Eugeniusz_Szaposznikow" title="Eugeniusz Szaposznikow">Eugeniusz Szaposznikow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starszy_szeregowy" class="mw-redirect" title="Starszy szeregowy">st. szer.</a> Bogdan Cichocki</li> <li>st. szer. Henryk Szope</li> <li>st. szer. Stefan Wojtowicz</li> <li>st. szer. Kazimierz Wünsche</li> <li>st. szer. Kazimierz Wróblewski</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=111th_Fighter_Escadrille&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><b>In-line:</b></dd></dl></dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-letectvi.wz.cz-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-letectvi.wz.cz_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-letectvi.wz.cz_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPavel_Soukup2005" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Pavel Soukup (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060516233033/http://letectvi.wz.cz/polsko/p11/">"PZL P11"</a>. <i>Letectvi.wz.cz website</i> (in Czech). Letectvi.wz.cz. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://letectvi.wz.cz/polsko/p11/">the original</a> on 16 May 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-04-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Letectvi.wz.cz+website&rft.atitle=PZL+P11&rft.date=2005&rft.au=Pavel+Soukup&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fletectvi.wz.cz%2Fpolsko%2Fp11%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A111th+Fighter+Escadrille" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Polska_Witryna_Modelarska-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Polska_Witryna_Modelarska_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFArtur_Gołębiewski" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Artur Gołębiewski. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050425130000/http://www.old.modelarstwo.org.pl/lotnicze/dokumentacja/piloci/urbanowicz/index.html">"Witold Urbanowicz"</a>. <i>Polska Witryna Modelarska</i> (in Polish). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.old.modelarstwo.org.pl/lotnicze/dokumentacja/piloci/urbanowicz/index.html">the original</a> on 2005-04-25<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-04-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Polska+Witryna+Modelarska&rft.atitle=Witold+Urbanowicz&rft.au=Artur+Go%C5%82%C4%99biewski&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.old.modelarstwo.org.pl%2Flotnicze%2Fdokumentacja%2Fpiloci%2Furbanowicz%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A111th+Fighter+Escadrille" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Użycie-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Użycie_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Użycie_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIzabela_Wieczorek" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Izabela Wieczorek. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927041947/http://www.ogniskowiec.znp.edu.pl/publikacje/szkolysrednie/uzycielotnictwawewrzesniu.htm"><i>Użycie lotnictwa we wrześniu 1939 r.</i></a> (in Polish). www.ogniskowiec.znp.edu.pl. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ogniskowiec.znp.edu.pl/publikacje/szkolysrednie/uzycielotnictwawewrzesniu.htm">the original</a> on 2007-09-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2006-04-14</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=U%C5%BCycie+lotnictwa+we+wrze%C5%9Bniu+1939+r.&rft.pub=www.ogniskowiec.znp.edu.pl&rft.au=Izabela+Wieczorek&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ogniskowiec.znp.edu.pl%2Fpublikacje%2Fszkolysrednie%2Fuzycielotnictwawewrzesniu.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A111th+Fighter+Escadrille" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Myśliwcy-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Myśliwcy_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrzegorz_Adios" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Grzegorz Adios. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010922195622/http://www.psr.netfriend.org/mysliwcy/1939/111_eskadra_mysliwska.htm">"111 Eskadra Myśliwska"</a>. <i>Myśliwcy</i> (in Polish). Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.psr.netfriend.org/mysliwcy/1939/111_eskadra_mysliwska.htm">the original</a> on 2001-09-22<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności. pp. 60–69. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/83-206-0760-4" title="Special:BookSources/83-206-0760-4"><bdi>83-206-0760-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Polskie+eskadry+w+latach+1918-1939&rft.place=Warsaw&rft.pages=60-69&rft.pub=Wydawnictwa+Komunikacji+i+%C5%81%C4%85czno%C5%9Bci&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=83-206-0760-4&rft.au=Jerzy+Pawlak&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A111th+Fighter+Escadrille" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJerzy_Pawlak1982" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Jerzy Pawlak (1982). <i>Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939</i> (in Polish). 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href="/wiki/Polish_162nd_Fighter_Escadrille" title="Polish 162nd Fighter Escadrille">162</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bomber Escadrilles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=211th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="211th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">211</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=212th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="212th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">212</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=213th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="213th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">213</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=214th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="214th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">214</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=215th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="215th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">215</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=216th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="216th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">216</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=217th_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="217th Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">217</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=221st_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="221st Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">221</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=222nd_Bomber_Escadrille&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="222nd Bomber Escadrille (page does not exist)">222</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Recco/Light bomber Escadrilles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>11</li> <li>12</li> <li>21</li> <li>22</li> <li>24</li> <li>31</li> <li>32</li> <li>34</li> <li>35</li> <li>41</li> <li>42</li> <li>51</li> <li>55</li> <li>61</li> <li>62</li> <li>64</li> <li>65</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observation Escadrilles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Polish_13th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 13th Observation Escadrille">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_16th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 16th Observation Escadrille">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_23rd_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 23rd Observation Escadrille">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_26th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 26th Observation Escadrille">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_33rd_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 33rd Observation Escadrille">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_36th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 36th Observation Escadrille">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_43rd_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 43rd Observation Escadrille">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_46th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 46th Observation Escadrille">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_53rd_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 53rd Observation Escadrille">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_56th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 56th Observation Escadrille">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_63rd_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 63rd Observation Escadrille">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_66th_Observation_Escadrille" title="Polish 66th Observation Escadrille">66</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Naval Recco Escadrilles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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