title: Polish 123rd Fighter Escadrille
text: # Polish 123rd Fighter Escadrille
  
  The 123rd Fighter Escadrille of the Polish Air Force (Polish: 123. eskadra myśliwska) was one of the fighter units of the Polish Army in 1939.
  
  ## History
  
  In September 1939 the 123rd Fighter Escadrille was part of the Pursuit Brigade. Some reports say that the 123rd Escadrille was a Kraków Army "Eskadra" (Flight) attached to the Brygada Poscigowa for the defence of Warsaw in 1939. Its 120 series Flight number indicates that claim. Reference: "Ciel de Gloire" website.
  
  ## Crew and equipment
  
  On 1 September 1939 the escadrille had 10 PZL P.7a airplanes.
  
  The air crew consisted of: commanding officer kpt. pil. Mieczysław Leonard Olszewski his deputy ppor. pil. Erwin Kawnik and 11 other pilots:
  
  * ppor. Stanisław Chałupa
  * ppor. Jerzy Czerniak
  * ppor. Feliks Szyszka
  * pchor. Władysław Bożek
  * pchor. Stanisław Czternastek
  * pchor. Antoni Danek
  * pchor. Tadeusz Kratke
  * kpr. Henryk Flame
  * kpr. Stanisław Widlarz
  * st. szer. Eugeniusz Nowakiewicz
  * st. szer. Stanisław Zięba
  