ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48688
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | PZL P.11c |
| Owner/operator: | 121 Eskadra Myśliwska Polish Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Chrosna -
 Poland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kraków-Balice |
| Kraków-Balice | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Around 07:00 two P.11c fighters of 121. Eskadra Myśliwska took off from Kraków-Balice to intercept German bombers, but were immediately attacked by a pair of Ju87B "Stuka" dive bombers of I./StG 2 at only 300 meters altitude. Uffz. Frank Neubert engaged the leading PZL fighter, piloted by Capt. Mieczysław Medwecki (CO of III/2. Dywizjon Myśliwski) and shot it down, scoring the first air victory for the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. Medwecki tried to land in a field near the village of Chrosna, but was killed in the subsequent crash landing.
Sources:
Air Enthusiast 48
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieczys%C5%82aw_Medwecki
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jan-2013 07:38 | Tetrapack | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2019 12:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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