112th Fighter Escadrille

112th Fighter Escadrille 112emysl.png The insignia found on the side their of planes. 1919-1939 Second Polish Republic Second Polish Republic Polish Air Forces Invasion of Poland Tadeusz Opulski Fighter Squadron The 112th Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 112. Eskadra Myśliwska) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army. 380x380px|right|alt= History The Escadrille was created in 1919 by a merger of the earlier 18th Reconnaissance Escadrille and the 19th Fighter Escadrille. In September 1939 the 112th Fighter Escadrille was incorporated into the Pursuit Brigade. Crew and equipment On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 planes: 6 PZL P.11c and 4 PZL P.11a. The air crew consisted of: commanding officer captain Tadeusz Opulski, his deputy Lieutenant Stefan Stanisław Okrzeja, and 15 other pilots: por. Wacław Łapkowski ppor. Jan Daszewski ppor. Witold Łokuciewski ppor. Wiktor Strzembosz pchor. Janusz Marciniak pchor. Władysław Nowakowski pchor. Antoni Polek plut. Karol Krawczyński plut. Ludwik Lech kpr. Bernard Ryszard Górecki kpr. Jan Musiał st. szer. Paweł Gallus st. szer. Leon Nowak st. szer. Zygmunt Rozworski st. szer. Władysław Wieraszka See also Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939 References Jerzy Pawlak Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939 1982 Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności Warsaw 83-206-0281-5 pl Category:Polish Air Force escadrilles