I KNEW there was a reason why I like these aircraft ...
ferrets!!!!
Yes they ARE ferrets and don't try to tell me otherwise,
I'm very delicate and could have a deep emotional episode.
From the Lodz Army Air Arm:
161 Eskadra Mysliwska - 161 Fighter Squadron
Commanding Officer: Capt. Wladyslaw Szczesniewski
Initial Strength: 8 PZL P.11c + 2 PZL P.11a
Enemy Aircraft Shot Down: 6
Enemy Aircraft Damaged: 3
Aircraft Lost: 9
Aicrew Lost: 2 killed, 2 wounded
162 Eskadra Mysliwska - 162 Fighter Squadron
Commanding Officer: Lt. Bernard Groszewski
Initial Strength: 10 PZL P.7a
Enemy Aircraft Shot Down: 8
Enemy Aircraft Damaged: none
Aircraft Lost: 9
Aicrew Lost: 3 killed, 1 wounded
From "History; Around the World"
"Given the enormous technical and numerical advantage of the Luftwaffe, these numbers show the excellent skills and determination of Polish fighter pilots, which they went on to prove in the Battle of Britain, and other campaigns on the Western front."
"He who warned, uh, the British that they weren't gonna be takin' away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells, and um, makin' sure as he's riding his horse through town to send those warning shots and bells that we were going to be sure and we were going to be free, and we were going to be armed."
- The history of Paul Revere's
midnight ride, by Sarah Palin.