Polish 56th Observation Escadrille
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The 56th Observation Escadrille was a unit of the Polish Air Force at the beginning of the Second World War. The unit was attached to the
Karpaty Army Karpaty Army ( pl, Armia Karpaty, , Carpathian Army) was formed on 11 July 1939 under Major General Kazimierz Fabrycy after Nazi Germany created a puppet state of Slovakia and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed after the events ...
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Air crew

Commanding officer: kpt. obs. Marian Sukniewicz.


Equipment

7 Lublin R-XIIID airplanes and 2
RWD-8 The RWD 8 was a Polish parasol wing monoplane trainer aircraft produced by RWD. It was used from 1934 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force and civilian aviation. Development The RWD 8 was designed in response to a Polish Air Force requirement in 193 ...
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See also

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Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939 The following is the order of battle of the Polish Air Force prior to the outbreak of the Polish Defensive War of 1939. During the mobilization waves of March and August of that year, all peace-time units were deployed to airfields throughout the c ...


References

* Polish Air Force escadrilles {{PolishAirForce-stub