Historia polskiego lotnictwa 1909-1933 Polish Aviation History

Historia polskiego lotnictwa 1909-1933 Polish Aviation History 1909-1933

This impressive 450-page book traces the entire history of Polish aviation from its beginnings in 1909 to 1933, when it was published by the Polish Aviation Veterans' Committee.

It describes all the combat operations against the Russians in the aftermath of the First World War. Each squadron is reviewed. All pilots who died in combat are listed and mentioned. All types of aircraft, command structures, and infrastructure are discussed. Between the history of Polish detachments in France and French airmen in Poland, and the history of the large group of American pilots who fought in Polish units, little known pages of aviation history are described in detail.

Aviation schools, Scottish pilots in Krakow, the German partition, depots, insignia and uniforms, hunting, reconnaissance and bombing, aircraft factories, research centres.

456 pages in Polish. PDF to download.