most busy day for the entire Elk in the September campaign.
Squadron "vulture":
Moose No. 72.17 sent to diagnosis had a very hard mission. Soon detected after the start grouping the German, which was immediately attacked. The bombs hit the targets on the highway, and the gunmen continued firing also. While the return of elk was attacked by Me109 key. The advantage of the Germans was enormous. Thanks brawurowemu pilotażowi and rear gunner accuracy forgive an enemy, moreover, one of the Messerschmitt was shot down! Unfortunately, the moose was seriously shot, one crew member was killed.
before the diagnosis came back, the other Elks took off on a course of fire. First, 8, 6 and later cleared Elk attacked the enemy in the region Wieluń-Szczerców and Widawa-Pstrokonie. After the bombing of shooters completes the work of destruction, but it cost a lot of planes przestrzelin.
return to the airport during the reconstruction of the bridge has been detected in Rychłocicami. Crew after re-loading bombs and refueling went on successfully detected target and destroyed it: along with the bridge in the river were drowned crossing the bridge enemy tanks. Unfortunately, three Elks
while returning from attacks on the enemy was attacked by Me109 7 machines. Skin easily sold: discharged unequal fight, in which the Elks lost all three, but archers fire was accurate and falling on the ground bombers took with them one of the German fighters. Other Bf109 shot at our pilots have flown away by parachute. The next Moose
lost during the landing after the diagnosis, the plane stood on the nose.
not gone south, and from headquarters orders were received subsequent diagnoses.
attacked targets from Belchatow-Kamieńsk-Radomsko-Coat-Włoszczowa (when there still was not the train!) - Łopuszno-Kielce-The horse-Przedbórz-Radomsko. Attacks on enemy continued in the afternoon, flew planes, returned home, bombs and fuel supplement and then took off again to share. Around 14:30 hours
airport Squadron "Vulture" was attacked by German planes. Fortunately no one died (there were a few injuries), but the Swabian bombs hit an ammunition store located in the woods near the airport. There was a secondary explosions. Bombs exploding as close to the airport led to confusion, which was controlled with difficulty. During the bombing
Kucin three crew during combat mission Elk bombed German positions, but we attacked by German fighters and wounding of the PLA artillery were not sustained together, one of the Elk was shot down. After
16:00 followed by a bombardment of the airport in Kucinach. Executed two previously damaged Elks. As night fell an order changing the airport.
balance of the day for the Vulture Squadron: 26 samoloto-tasks, dropped more than 20 tons of bombs and shot down two Bf109 fighters. Own losses are seven Elk.
Squadron "Hawk":
flights started from 4:30 after diagnosis, at 6:00 the first expedition was launched bomb. That day, the planes flew into shares almost every 15-45 minutes. Machines took over immediately after landing mechanics, arm them, refuel and "najedzone" Elks came back to the front. Elks
attacked targets in the region Piotrków-Radom and capture it. The bombing campaign was very successful (like the bombing of military cargo burzącymi), the tanks were blown from the road.
course was not without losses. First, one of Elk because of the defect had forced landing in a field, the machine was lost forever. Next the machine does not return the shares, was declared missing, probably fell after a strong raking of the plot by enemy defenses. At the end of 17 squadron was operational only 3 of 9 Elk.
afternoon, also the airport XV Squadron, was recognized by the enemy, though fortunately not bombed. He fell to the order to move the squadron to the airport to Popielewa.
Squadron XX:
this twentieth day of aircraft squadron performed only in the whole campaign flight reconnaissance.
Okecie Małaszewicze and again were bombed, destroyed during the attack the next stationed there Elks (ca, 3 pcs.)
attacks, which led the Elks and the pike of the day forced the German forces to slow the attack and change tactics. The surprise of the Germans was the greater, that "two-engine bombers Polish" suddenly appeared only on 4 September.
Polish Air Force had yet under the German propaganda did not exist two days!
Losses of German troops attacked the bombers were assessed at 30%, but you should admit that there is a significantly delayed the march of German units.
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