POLISH AIRFORCE 1939
PZL P.7a (Fighter)
Engine: Bristol Jupiter VII.F
Horsepower (hp):520
Max Speed (km/h):327
Armament:2 x 7.92 mm
Crew:1
Service Ceiling (m): 8275
Max Range (km):600
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PZL P.11a (Fighter)
Engine:Skoda Mercury IVS2
Horsepower (hp):500
Max Speed (km/h):375
Armament:2 x 7.92 mm
Crew:1
Service Ceiling (m): 8040
Max Range (km): 550
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PZL P.11c (Fighter)
Engine
ZL Mercury VIS2
Horsepower (hp): 645
Max Speed (km/h): 390
Armament: 2 or 4 x 7.92 mm
Crew:1
Service Ceiling (m): 11000
Max Range (km):810
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PZL P.50a Jastrzab (Fighter)
Engine:Bristol Mercury VIII
Horsepower (hp):840
Max Speed (km/h):500
Armament:4 x 7.92
Crew:1
Service Ceiling (m): (?)
Max Range (km):
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PZL P.23B Karas (Bomber / Recon)
Engine: PZL - Bristol Pegasus VIII
Horsepower (hp): 680
Max Speed (km/h): 350
Armament: 3 x 7.92 mm 700kg
Crew:3
Service Ceiling (m): 7500
Max Range (km):1260
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LWS -6 Zubr (Bomber)
Engine:2 x PZL - Bristol Pegasus VIII
Horsepower (hp):680
Max Speed (km/h):380
Armament: 6 x 7.92 1000kg
Crew:4
Service Ceiling (m): 8000
Max Range (km): 1250
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PZL P.37B Los (Bomber)
Engine:2 x PZL - Bristol Pegasus
Horsepower (hp): 925 (each)
Max Speed (km/h): 445
Armament:3 x 7.92
Crew:4
Service Ceiling (m): 6000
Max Range (km): 2600
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RWD -14 Czapla (Recon)
Engine: PZL G-126B
Horsepower (hp): 470
Max Speed (km/h): 245
Armament: 2 x 7.92
Crew:2
Service Ceiling (m): 5000
Max Range (km): 580
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Lublin R-XIIID (Don't actually know how to say it in English its something like Military Cooperation)
Engine:Lorraine - Dietrich
Horsepower (hp): 650
Max Speed (km/h): 195
Armament: 1 x 7.92
Crew:2
Service Ceiling (m): 4450
Max Range (km): 600
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PZL M-26 Iskierka (Trainer)
Engine: Franklin - PZL F6A-350C1
Horsepower (hp): 205
Max Speed (km/h):270
Armament: 1x 7.92
Crew:2
Service Ceiling (m): (?)
Max Range (km): (?)
There were about
30 PZL P.7a
136 PZL P.11c
36 PZL P.37b
42 Lublin R-XIII
130 PZL P.23
21 RWD-14
41 PWD-8
and 9 Fokker VIIB/3m
During the Polland campaign Luftwaffe lost 285 aircrafts
and only th 40% of the 263 damaged aircraft repeired to operational status.
Polish airforce lost 333 aircraft 260 of which due to enemy activities
Only 25 military aircraft were detroyed on the ground.
More than 30 Polish aircraft were shot down by friendly antiaircraft fire
There were 14 german aircrafts shot down and another 31 Polish aircraft shot down.
And the first offensive operation in german territory took place at 2 September 1939 when a P.23 threw eight bombs of 50 kg in a railway facility (I can't write the name of the place because
I have it in greek and don't have a chance writing it correctly in english)