Polish 161st Fighter Escadrille

161. Fighter Escadrille was a unit of the Polish Air Force at the start of the Second World War. The unit was attached to the Łódź Army.

Sign of 161 Fighter Escadrille.

Equipment

8 PZL P.11c and 2 PZL P.11a fighter airplanes.

commander of the unit: kpt. pil. Władysław Szczęśniewski
deputy commander: por.pil.Władysław Goettel

Pilots:

Jerzy Pawlak (1982). Polskie eskadry w Wojnie Obronnej 1939 (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności. ISBN 83-206-0281-5.

Units of the Polish Air Force in September 1939

Fighter Escadrilles	111 112 113 114 121 122 123 131 132 141 142 151 152 161 162

Bomber Escadrilles	211 212 213 214 215 216 217 221 222

Recco/Light bomber Escadrilles	11 12 21 22 24 31 32 34 35 41 42 51 55 61 62 64 65

Observation Escadrilles	13 16 23 26 33 36 43 46 53 56 63 66

Naval Recco Escadrilles	Long Range Short Range

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