Polish Aircraft

LVG C.VI, Albatros D.III Oef, PZL P.11a, PZL P.11c, Sopwith Camel, Lublin R.XIII hydro

by Artur Golebiewski

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  Poland Independence Day 2004 

LVG C.VI –1:48 scale Blue Max, the decals are Aeromaster lozenge and Tomasz Gronczewski's decals. The markings are from the Bolshevik War of 1920. The machine was flown by Wladyslaw Dittmer and ltn. Roder and took part in operations on the Defence of Warsaw and the Northern Front. The swastika may have been a leftover form the airplanes former owners but the "all seeing eye" is a beautiful insignia of the 4th Torun Eskadra, which flew mostly reconaissance and some bombing and attack missions during the war.  

 

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Albatros D.III Oef – Eduard 1:48 scale with Cezar Bartnicki's conversion kit for the nose, the complete engine and the wingtop radiator. The plate for the engine is from Witek's collection and the prop boss was made in Tomasz's home workshop.  The plane was used by the commander of the 7 Eskadra during the Polish Russian war of 1920, Captain Cedric Fauntleroy. Paint was a home mix of Humbrol greens with a predominance of olive as historical sources venture no farther then saying "dark olive". The decals are from Mike Grant's excellent set for three Polish Albatrosen. The decals are thick but the colors are beautiful and the white comes through without any need for a white base underneath.

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PZL P.11a – Mirage Hobby P.11c (1:48 scale) converted to P.11a standard using Broplan vacformed fuselage. This aircraft was flown by Witold Urbanowicz of 111 Eskadra Mysliwska, Poland 1936.

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PZL P.11c (H. Dudwal) – Mirage Hobby 1:48 scale. Basic P.11c kit modified to depict aircraft flown by Hieronim Dudwal of 113 Eskadra Mysliwska in 1939. Modifications include removal of the rear section of the fuselage spine, which was severely damaged in a dogfight with Bf-110s following Dudwal’s victory over He-111. The aircraft was repaired by the ground crew and Dudwal shot down one Do-17 and one Ju-87 while flying this machine.

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PZL P.11c (W. Krol) – Mirage Hobby 1:48 scale. OOB kit in markings of Waclaw Krol, one of the leading Polish fighter aces during WW2. The only surviving P.11c in museum in Krakow sports exactly the same markings and was flown by Krol in September 1939.

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Sopwith Camel – Blue Max, 1:48 scale. The aircraft belonged to Kenneth Murray who brought it with him to Poland to participate in the Polish-Bolshevik War. The aircraft sports markings of the famous 7 Eskadra “Kosciuszkowska”. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in 1921 in a crash while piloted by the future C-in-C of PAF, Ludomil Rayski.

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Lublin R.XIII hydro – Mirage Hobby 1:48 scale, aircraft was flown by F/O Rudzki of 1 DLMW in September 1939.

Artur

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Photos and text © by Artur Golebiewski