Airbases in Poland 1939

I'm looking for a map of the airbases of the Poland Air force at the beginning of the War.

Any idea ?

Thanx !

 

no, but there is an interesting documentary about one of the airbases at Polish coast, my hometwon, Puck.

Åšladem Morskiego Dywizjonu Lotniczego z Pucka - 20.06.2009 - Telewizja Polska SA

 

removed as not useful...here is one ,Bydgoszcz Airfield

 

hopefully it assists to find what your looking for,ray.. Poland

 

sorry, but the information has nothing to do with pre ww2 airbases.

 

quite so,it was posted for info? and possible research to each base for anything related,apologies,then,ray..

 

nah, it's ok, but there are still some that were used during ww2. still, there are lot of which lack in the list.

 

not a problem,we can but only try! I found this which has numerous airfields/bases and a few are polish,and in that time frame,fingers crossed useful,ray..

Me 163B airfields

 

have this website that will require enrolment,but you may get answers here,ray..

300PolishSquadron : descendants of the Polish Squadrons

 

That might interest you.

The list of Luftwaffe airbases in Poland 1939-1945. It has the locations given.

 

you earned my salute for good find,ray..

 

thanks.

anyway, some (if not most) of these airbases don't exist anymore. I know that 3 fors sure, but I don't know a lot about airforce of that time.

I still keep lookin, though.

 

HA! (I will translate descriptions later because 1) I need to find out what these things mean in Polish 2) I need to rush to work, or else my students will leave the school before I come )

 

There was a seaplanes harbour in my hometown before the ww2. It was destroyed during the first week of battles. Germans wanted to create a tropedo research facility.

Here are some photos:

 

May help with translations



1) Airports subsidized by the LOPP (pl. Liga Obrony Powietrznej i Przeciwgazowej) (en. The Airborne and Antigas Defence League) check out Wikipedia --> Airborne and Antigas Defence League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2) LOPP Airports opened for public traffic
3) LOPP Airports given to the Ministry of Communications (I'm not sure with this one) or to the Ministry of Military Affairs
4) LOPP Airports
5) Private Airports
6) Airports closed for public traffic

 

Just from curiousity Whodunnit are we still talking of the area around Grief / Rugen etc?

The Germans had such a base next to Bug isthmus on the sheltered side on the west side of Rugen. In the war it was home to III/KG200 seaplane unit with BV138 IIRC. They also tested torpedoes there.

Furthermore there is a forum for WW1 aviation buffs:

The Aerodrome Forum

 

Heres a map showing the air units (hopefully detail is enough to figure out bases);

And here's the link i got it from - has very detailed text describing the air war;

Polish Air Force – September 1939 « War and Game

hope it helps

 

Rats. The War and Game website has gone down and the Wayback Machine doesn't have that page archived.

I have this info somewhere. I will edit it in when I find it.

I thought it was at: http://www.polandinexile.com/airforce01.htm

Found it! Via PAF Resources at: http://www.ww2f.com/topic/55699-ww2-polish-air-force-paf-information-resources/

At: http://www.polishairforce.pl/menuwrzesien.html
From: http://www.polishairforce.pl/dywiii5dowodcy.html

[SIZE=10pt]Airports - 151 squadron.[/SIZE]

Airport: From - To
Vilnius-Porubanek ??. 11.1937 08/24/1939
Jašiūnai (pow. Wilno-Trotsky province. Wilno) * 08/24/1939 08/31/1939
White (pow. Ostrowski, province. Mazowieckie) 08/31/1939 09/07/1939
Ceranów (pow. Sokołowski, province. Mazowieckie) 09/07/1939 08/09/1939
Adamków (pow. Brest Bug River, province. Poleskie) * 08/09/1939 09/11/1939
Liliatyn (pow. Brzeżański, province. Tarnopol) * 09/11/1939 18/09/1939 (to evacuate)

Airports - Command III / 5 Dyonu and 152 Fighter Squadron.

Airport From To Vilnius-Porubanek ??. 11.1937 08/24/1939
Jašiūnai (pow. Wilno-Trotsky province. Wilno) * 08/24/1939 08/31/1939
Szpondowo (pow. Płoński, province. Mazowieckie) 08/31/1939 05/09/1939
Kroczewo (pow. Płoński, province. Mazowieckie) 05/09/1939 09/06/1939
Poniatow (pow. Legionowski, province. Mazowieckie) 09/06/1939 09/07/1939
Wieruchów (pow. Warsaw West province. Mazowieckie) 09/07/1939 08/09/1939
Bush (pow. Lublin, province. Lublin) 08/09/1939 09/10/1939
Zielonka (pow. Wołomiński, province. Mazowieckie) 09/10/1939 09/11/1939
Wielgolas (pow. Minsk, province. Mazowieckie) 09/11/1939 12/09/1939
Adamków (pow. Brest Bug River, province. Poleskie) * 12/09/1939 13/09/1939
Ostrożec (pow. Dubieński, province. Wołyńskie) * 13/09/1939 09/14/1939
Liliatyn (pow. Brzeżański, province. Tarnopol) * 09/14/1939 18/09/1939 (to evacuate)

From: Poland 1939: The Birth of Blitzkrieg by Steven J. Zaloga
"The only airfield attacked in force by the Luftwaffe, Rakowice near Krakow, lost 28 unserviceable aircraft that could not be flown out the day before.
... The Polish Air Force on 2 September 1939 had a front-line strength of only 397 combat aircraft...."
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Polish Air Force order of battle in 1939
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Air_Force_order_of_battle_in_1939
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposing_forces_in_the_Polish_September_Campaign#Polish_Air_Force

 

This is what you are looking for

 

Awesome Takao. Blew me away. Thanks!

Found here, right? - Man what a good read!

The escape of Remnants of the Polish Air Force to Finland
http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showpost.php?p=5722861&postcount=542

1939 Polish Air Force Videos on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3e2pea1lb0