polmed
25 Sep 2011
History / Polish bombers over Berlin in 1939? [19]
The German propaganda was a very powerful tool. The same as soviet. At every occasion they tried to ignore polish accomplishments and Poland.
The same was with £oś aircraft
Here is some facts about that aircraft .
Work on the design and manufacture of the aircraft proceeded at lightning speed. It started in 1934, and has already flown a prototype in 1936. When the summer of 1939 the Germans marched into Polish, just 124 bomber aircraft PZL 37 elk were produced .
£oś was the miracle of technology at those times in the world .
The "Moose" - an english name was a twin-engine medium bomber with a maximum speed of 412 km / h lifting capacity to 2000 kg bombs. These machines were distinguished themselves in attacking German armored columns on the 16th Body of Radom. At the outbreak of war on the line there were only 36 PZL 37 "Moose".
Since the beginning an interest of the "Moose" was very great. After the presentation of the aircraft at the Paris Air Show "Elk" plant in Mielec and Okęcie received plenty of offers for the purchase and licensing of these aircraft. "Moose" was the hope of the Polish Air Force and was a design far exceeding German aircrafts , better even than the Dutch Fokker FVII.
But it turned out that both the "Moose " and other Polish military structures has been put into service too late. It was not enough time for testing newly constructed machines under the conditions of exercises in real battles . During the operations in the September Campaign "Mooses " did not fulfill its task. They were too poorly armed and actually flew without fighter cover. The plane was not sufficiently armored and had no self-sealing fuel tanks. Not all manufactured by the year 1939 "Mooses " were complete with on-board equipment. The shortcomings were mainly radio and communications systems .
The German propaganda was a very powerful tool. The same as soviet. At every occasion they tried to ignore polish accomplishments and Poland.
The same was with £oś aircraft
Here is some facts about that aircraft .
Work on the design and manufacture of the aircraft proceeded at lightning speed. It started in 1934, and has already flown a prototype in 1936. When the summer of 1939 the Germans marched into Polish, just 124 bomber aircraft PZL 37 elk were produced .
£oś was the miracle of technology at those times in the world .
The "Moose" - an english name was a twin-engine medium bomber with a maximum speed of 412 km / h lifting capacity to 2000 kg bombs. These machines were distinguished themselves in attacking German armored columns on the 16th Body of Radom. At the outbreak of war on the line there were only 36 PZL 37 "Moose".
Since the beginning an interest of the "Moose" was very great. After the presentation of the aircraft at the Paris Air Show "Elk" plant in Mielec and Okęcie received plenty of offers for the purchase and licensing of these aircraft. "Moose" was the hope of the Polish Air Force and was a design far exceeding German aircrafts , better even than the Dutch Fokker FVII.
But it turned out that both the "Moose " and other Polish military structures has been put into service too late. It was not enough time for testing newly constructed machines under the conditions of exercises in real battles . During the operations in the September Campaign "Mooses " did not fulfill its task. They were too poorly armed and actually flew without fighter cover. The plane was not sufficiently armored and had no self-sealing fuel tanks. Not all manufactured by the year 1939 "Mooses " were complete with on-board equipment. The shortcomings were mainly radio and communications systems .