ground handling in spite of numerous problems tackled a difficult task to ensure the combat readiness Łosiom and in the morning on September 2, both squadrons-"Vulture" and "Hawk" - had made 18 sets of Elk ready to attack.
orders have come in the morning.
Squadron "Vulture" squadron
X was ordered to identify and bomb the enemy in the region of Radom-Czestochowa-Kluczbork-Strzelce. Around noon (or 14:00, according to another source), move at the enemy 4 crew, 30-minute increments. Crew during the flight saw several Polish cities bombed by the Germans (Deblin, Radom, Radomsko). The enemy has been identified by 3 of the 4 Elk and attacked with bombs of 100 kg. Fourth Moose did not detect enemy units, in accordance with orders dropped a load on the target reserve to one of the stations, at that time in Germany. All the attacks were successful. One of the Elk, a damaged fence missiles landed in Warsaw in order to make the repairs, unfortunately there still. Second
shares bombing that day could not move because of late has started the first attack and crashes the radio station, which reports filed after landing. Upon his return, it turned out that the airport was detected Ułęż and attacked by the enemy - forced to move to the next field airport.
Squadron "Hawk":
From morning XV Squadron, all aircraft on standby waiting for orders. Preliminary orders were preparing attacks against either Manchester, England, or the column of Cieszyn. They expected a strong fire plot. Elks were armed with eight 100 kg bombs each.
Unfortunately, the Germans bombed very badly Deblin, while namierzono location Squadron "Vulture." In the command came the decision to postpone the two bomber squadrons to the new airport field. There is a proposal that prepared and armed Elks of the squadron, "Hawk" at the airports have implemented changes at the same time an attack on the Germans, but the High Command did not allow for it. Crew after receiving an order and disarm the Elk yet another flight from airport to airport with rage, cursing juicy, missed again, the invaluable day. But orders are orders. The next day the squadron
"Vulture" was to move the airport Kuciny near Łódź, the squadron "Hawk" at the airport Old Village, near Węgrów. Meanwhile
base Małaszewicze nadciągały reserve, began evacuating survivors Elk and other aircraft. Most of the 22 Elk efficient yet managed to evacuate.
That day, German planes zbomb
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