Active air defense of Warsaw in 1939: The Pursuit Brigade in the battles for Warsaw

In the following days, enemy bombers appeared again. The soldiers of the pursuit brigade could do little. The losses were growing on both sides, but on the Polish side they were bigger and more serious. In the field, damaged equipment could not be repaired, and aircraft that landed in the field in an emergency situation could not be recalled and returned to service.
On September 6, many successes and defeats were recorded. In the morning, after 5 a.m., 29 Ju 87 dive bombers from IV (St) / LG 1, accompanied by Me 110 from I / ZG 1, attacked the marshalling yard in Warsaw, flew to the capital from the west. Nad Vlochy (a town near Warsaw) These planes were intercepted by the fighter jets of the pursuit brigade. Pilots from IV / 1 Dyon joined the battle with the Me 110. They managed to destroy the Maj plane, and its gunner Steffen was captured. The lightly wounded shooter was taken to the III / 1 Dion airport in Zaborovo. A German car landed on its belly near the village of Voycheshin. The Poles did not suffer any losses in the struggle.
Around noon, 25 Ju 87s from IV (St) /LG 1 appeared over Warsaw (flight time 11:40-13:50) and 20 Ju 87s from I /StG 1 (flight time 11:45-13:06). The first detachment attacked a bridge in the northern part of the capital, and the second attacked a railway bridge in the southern part of the city (probably the Zhrednikovsky Bridge).
During the IV/1 Dyon flight to the Radzikov field airfield on September 6 or about noon of the same day, the headquarters of the pursuit brigade received an order to conduct a sweep in the Kolo-Konin-Lovich triangle. This happened as a result of the morning agreements between the command of the Poznan Air Force and the aviation command. Colonel Pavlikovsky sent 18 brigade fighters to the area (flight time 14: 30-16:00). This sweep was supposed to give a "respite" to the troops of the "Poznan" army retreating to Kutno. In total, 15 aircraft under the command of Captain Kovalchik and 3 PZL-11s from III / 1 Dyon took off from the airport in Zaborovo, which was located a few kilometers from Radzikov. These forces were supposed to consist of two formations flying close to each other (12 and six PZL-11). This made it possible to radio colleagues to help. The flight range was about 200 km in one direction.
German troops were already in the area of the sweep. In the event of an emergency landing, the pilot could be captured. In case of fuel shortage or damage, the pilots could make an emergency landing at the Osijek Maly field airport (8 km north of Kolo), where Poznań III/ 3 Dion Myslivski staff had to wait until 15:00. The pilots carried out sweeps in the Kutno-Kolo-Konin area, flying 160-170 km, at about 15:10 southwest. They managed to locate the enemy bombers. The pilots came out almost head-on. They were surprised by 9 He 111H out of 4./KG 26, which operated in the Lancica-Lovic-Zelko triangle (flight time 13:58-16:28). The pilots' attack focused on the last key. 1xBet India If you live in India, you can claim a 120% deposit match 1xBet welcome bonus worth up to ₹66,000 with our exclusive 1xbet promo code . All you need to do is go to the official 1xBet website using any of the links in this guide and create your 1xBet account.