First air victory of WWII

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tino

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At about 7:00 a.m., (other sources say 5:30 a.m.), two P-11c's moved onto the runway. Just after take off, at about 300 meters altitude, the Polish fighters were suddenly attacked by a pair of German Ju 87B dive-bombers, from I/StG2 "Immelmann". Uffz. Frank Neubert , piloting a "Stuka" coded "T6+GK", sucessfully shot at Medwecki and scored probably the first air victory of WWII. "Jedenastka" ("Eleventh" - popular Polish name of P-11) fell, and commander of the "City of Krakow" Regiment was killed. Gnys was now also under attack, but a few seconds later he shot at a "Stuka" piloted by Lt. Branderburg. From the German aircraft there appeared some smoke, but it managed to escape into the clouds and returned to Nieder-Ellguth Airfield.
 

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Epilogue: On August 31st, 1989, at 10:00 a.m., and after 50 years after the war, two combatants from either side met again - Wladyslaw Gnys and Frank Neubert - this time as friends. They were the first pilots to score air victories in WWII .
 
Gnys did not return to his airfield, but flew directly to the German border. A few minutes later, he noticed a formation of two Do 17E bombers from KG 77, probably returning from the Krakow bombing. The Polish fighter pilot attacked the bombers with the advantage of altitude. After a few passes, both Do 17 bombers crashed in the country village of Zurada, near Olkusz city. One of the bombers had the call sign "3Z+FR" on the fuselage. All 6 German crew members were killed (one was identified as Uffz. Klose). On the return home to base, Gnys met alone He 111, but his guns were out of ammo
 
That's a bit facile.

Consider that it was developed in the mid Thirties. It was simply of it's time - which doesn't mean it was a bad aircraft.

The fact that one of them shot down two modern German bombers in one sitting would suggest it really wasn't bad at all.
 
Well its news to me You think Good looking planes are ugly, and ugly planes are good looing. Example:

Boomerang and P.11 - Good looking

YOU THINK: Ugly.

Crazy said:
The P.11 is indeed a wonderful little plane
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Hell yeah, on FB it turns on a bloody sixpence, you can take on most early war planes with it no probs.




Halifax, Lancaster, and most French bombers: Ugly

YOU THINK: Good looking. Youre crazy?!
 
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