num_pages: 100
description: Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors escaped to then neutral Hungary and Romania, before being ordered to France by the new C-in-C of exiled Polish Armed Forces, General Sikorski. With the invasion of Western Europe in May 1940, the surviving pilots were once more thrust into desperate action in newly-formed Polish units
language: English
title: Polish Aces of World War 2
titlecomplete: Polish Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 21)
genres: Poland
ratings_count: 15
series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces
publisher: Osprey Publishing