Polish P-23 - This is a model of a Polish-built light reconnaissance bomber that resisted the German and Soviet invasion of September 1939. The PZL P-23 entered service in 1936 and its production ended in 1938. It was obsolete at the outbreak of WWII, although its successor, the P-46 Sum, was being developed. PZL P-23s were also flown by the Romanians against the Soviet Union in 1941. These were Polish planes confiscated after their pilots had sought refuge in Romania from the German and Soviet invasion of Poland.

PZL P-23 Karas

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PZL P-23 Reference Books PZL P-23 Links

Black Cross/Red Star: The Air War Over the Eastern Front, Volume 1, Operation Barbarossa, Christopher Bergstrom

Destiny Can Wait, The Polish Air Force in World War II, M. Lisiewcz

In the Skies of Europe: Air Forces Allied to the Luftwaffe 1939-1945, John Cochrane

Polish Air Force, 1939-1945, Jan Koniarek

Polish Air Force at War - Official History, Vol. 1, 1939-1943, Jerzy Czynk

PZL P-23 Karas, Jerzy Czynk

Rumanian Air Force WWII, Denes Bernad

White Eagles: The Aircraft, Men and Operations of the Polish Air Force 1918-1939, Robert Peczkowski

FlyAcesHigh.com WW2 Air Combat GameFlyAcesHigh.com

Polish Air Force in WWII
Polish Air Force, 1939-1945


PZL P-23 1/72 Scale Model Kit Box Art

PZL P-23 - Heller 1/72 Scale

 

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