| Picture | Manufacturer | Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 100_0798 |
FGP | FGP-227 | The Germans forced a small Polish firm to build this quarter scale model of the gigantic Blohm & Voss Bv 238 flying boat, to check out its flying characteristics. The Poles, having no love for the Germans, took their good old time, and the model was sabotaged during shipment to Germany. The Bv 238 flew before the model did. |
 100_1161 |
Lublin | R-XIII-D | Maritime reconnaissance plane. |
 100_2466 |
Lublin | RXIII | The Lublin XIII also existed as a land plane version. |
 100_1172 |
Lublin | XIII-D | The land-based version of the Lublin floatplane. |
 100_1284 |
LWS | 4A Zubr | Only a few of these bombers were made and none survived the German onslaught of September 1939. Built from scratch. |
 100_2193 |
LWS | Czapla | Although I have no such documentation, it stands to reason that the Germans must have captured some of these Polish reconnaissance aircraft and repainted them with German insignia. A total of 65 were built. |
 100_1707 |
LWS | LWS-3 Mewa | The Polish air force ordered 200 of these observation aircraft. 30 were almost complete when the war broke out. None saw service. Built from scratch. |
 100_0741 |
PWS | PWS 26 Slepak | This Polish-built trainer was used extensively by the Germans for flight training; in this case, the student cockpit is totally covered for blind flying. |
 100_1605 |
PWS | PWS-33 Wyzel (Pointer) | Two prototypes of this twin-engined trainer were built, but the Germans invaded before mass production could begin. Built from scratch. |
 100_1168 |
PZL | 23A Karas | The prototype of Poland's indigenous single-engined ground attack plane. |
 100_1169 |
PZL | 23A Karas | A production model with armament and camouflage paint. |
 100_1165 |
PZL | 37A bis Los (Elk) | This fine medium bomber was designed and built entirely by the Polish aircraft industry. The Poles had almost 1,200 on strength when Germany attacked Poland in September 1939. Many were destroyed on the ground, others in the air. The survivors escaped to Rumania at the end of the brave but futile Polish resistance. |
 100_1166 |
PZL | 37A Los (Elk) | The other Los version had a single rudder. |
 100_0842 |
PZL | PZL.37A bis Los (Elk) | Some of these fine Polish bombers escaped to Rumania and served with that air force. |
 100_1163 |
PZL | P.11a | This was the most numerous fighter plane in the Polish Air Force at the time of the German attack. Although obsolescent, they scored some victories. |
 100_1173 |
PZL | P.11c | On this model, forward visibility was improved, the armament was increased, and a new tail was fitted. |
 100_2225 |
PZL | P.24 | The PZL P.24 prototype had a 2-blade prop. |
 100_2226 |
PZL | P.24 | Turkey manufactured the P.24 under license. |
 100_2227 |
PZL | P.24 | Rumanian P.24s saw combat on the Russian front. |
 100_1035 |
PZL | P.24G | The Greeks had two squadrons of this stylish Polish fighter. |
 100_1171 |
PZL | P.50a Jastrzab (Hawk) | The Poles developed this modern fighter to replace the P.11, but it was underpowered and performance was disappointing. It did not attain production. |
 100_1167 |
RWD | 5 bis | This tiny aircraft set a number of long-distance records in its class before the war. I honestly don't know if it served under the colors, but I have to believe it did because of the urgency of the situation in 1939. I took a chance---it was only $3 at my favorite Hobby 2000 shop in Liège, Belgium. |
 100_2094 |
RWD | RWD-8 | All I could decipher from the all-Polish instructions was that design started in 1931 and hundreds were built from 1933 to 1938. Rumania may have bought 110 of them. The motor had 120 hp. SP-BLC belonged to the Warsaw Flying Club. |
 100_1174 |
Yakovlev | Yak-9 | This trainer version of the Russian fighter was produced in Poland. |