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Tuesday 2 July 2013

PZL.P.11c

a  PZL.P.11c
PZL.P.11c
On the 1st September 1939 at a few moments after 05.15 this aircraft flown by Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki became the very first allied aircraft to be shot down during the war . Indeed it was shot down before the 'allies ' had even formed  . Although I suppose it is a mute point as to if the allies formed on the Nazi invasion or the declaration of war by  the British and French .

After bombing attacks on Krakow air base by He111's ,  Ju87's and later by  Do17's a number of these gullwinged fighters took off in an   attempt to repel the attacks .
The Polish aircraft  clashed with a flight of Ju87's  unfortunately Captain Medwecki's aircraft was shot down a few kilometres from the airbase under what is now the new JohnPaulII terminal building for Krakow Airport.

The location is now marked with a plaque just by the entrance to the terminal building .
The actual number of the aircraft involved is not known at this present time .
Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki

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4 comments:

  1. http://aircrashsites.co.uk/2 July 2013 at 23:06

    ..or was this your first overseas crashsite visit? I have read this story before, have you previously uploaded it on flickr?

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  2. Pasujoba2 July 2013 at 23:37

    Ive never uploaded it myself but Robin has taken the very same shot and done so . His story varies slightly from mine but essentially its the same

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  3. Pasujoba3 July 2013 at 00:15

    And I also did the Liberator at Schindler museum.....obviously the wreckage remaining will only be in the Vistula now for that one ....so the Polish sites are memorials only .

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    1. http://aircrashsites.co.uk/3 July 2013 at 23:38

      Ah yes, it was the Schindler site in Krakow I remember.

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