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Legendary PZL P11c known is known as a defender of the Polish skies in September 1939. It has been created three years after the death of Zygmunt Pulawski, designer of the gull-winged PZL fighters family. The c version has been designed by Wsiewolod Jakimiuk as a development of the previous version, the PZL P.11a. Modifications included fuselage front truss bracing instead of stressed metal skin and completely newly designed engine covering, improving visibility from the cockpit. Power unit was stronger, 600 hp variant was strengthened license produced in Warsaw. Armament was strengthened with two additional machine guns in wings and racks for four bombs. Jakimiuk introduced also completely new upper steering unit. First P11c from the ordered batch of 150 airframes reached the squadrons in 1935. Air force re-armament was never finished. At the beginning of war, the full war squadrons were finished due to creation of the new squadrons. As a result, almost all the fighter wings went to the war with P11c. At least one additional full squadron of P11 was formed, and so which had to use obsolete PZL P7a. In the elevens fought the Germans since 1st September morning till the evacuation forced by the Soviet aggression on 17th September. Despite being already quite obsolete and inferior in speed and armament even to the German bombers, thanks to extraordinarily maneuverability and pilots skills P11 fighters managed to effectively oppose the enemy, sometimes even to win in dogfights against most latest dangerous foe, the Messerschmitt. While the losses have been high, 35 airworthy PZL P.11c were evacuated to Romania. These planes have been confiscated by Romanians and joined their PZL P11b. P11f and P24 in combat units until autumn schools. Since 22nd June 1941 the elevens marked with yellow crosses took part in the war against Soviet Union, remaining in Romanian squadrons until at least in September 1943! Only one PZL P.11c example. It is the white 2 in the Polish Aviation Museum in Cracow. It survived the war as a part of the Berlin aviation collection.

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