On 19th October 1944 in Philippines was created fist kamikaze unit. Their first attack was conducted on 21st October. The aim was Royal Australian Navy ship – HMAS Australia. On 19th October 2011 died Tadeusz Sawicz, Polish brigade general, military pilot and participant of the World War II. He was the last living participant of … Dowiedz się więcej
On 18th October 1940 in England died Jan Borowski. He was a Polish Army lieutenant and Flying Officer in Royal Air Force. Borowski was born in May 1912. He graduated from Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin. In 1936 he was assigned to No. 113 fighter squadron. He fought in the September Campaign and the … Dowiedz się więcej
On 17th October 1913 German airship Zeppelin L-2 burned down near Johannisthal in Germany. 28 people died. Zeppelin L-2 was the biggest flying machine at that time. It was also the first airship that could cross Atlantic Ocean and get to America. On 17th October 1998 died Polish sports pilot Janusz Kasperek. He was born … Dowiedz się więcej
On 16th October 1912 during the First Balkan War Bulgarian aviators Radul Milkov and Prodan Toprakchiev bombed Turkish train station in Karaagac near Edirne. It was the first use of aerial bombs in hostilities. The pilots flew in Albatros B.II. On 16th October 1929 Polish aviators Franciszek Żwirko and Antoni Kocjan set new international record … Dowiedz się więcej
On 15th October 1918 along No. 4 shooters division commanded by general Lucjan Żeligowski was created Polish Aerial Unit. It was a subbranch of reconnaissance aviation of Polish Military in the East. It was also a part of Polish Army in France. Its first commander was lieutenant Waldemar Narkiewicz. On 15th October 1928 an airship … Dowiedz się więcej
On 14th October 1918 aerial officers and soldiers from former Polish corps in Russia demonstrated in Warsaw. They demanded independent Polish authorities and creation of aerial units in Poland. On the same day in the afternoon in sublieutenant Mieczysław Pietraszka’s apartment was formed an undercover Aviation Association. On 14th October 1947 Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager an … Dowiedz się więcej