PZL P-37B (Elk)


After Polish Defence War in September 1939 Germans captured some of Polish aircrafts. Most of them were damaged or destroyed, but about one hundred planes were airworthy. Germans captured 9 almost finished and 5 unfinished PZL P-37, but Polish Resistance destroyed twelve of them. Last two planes PZL P-37B received German national insignia and were transfered to Rechlin. One of them crashed in May 1940 killing crew. Faith the second one (photo below) is still unknown.


PZL P-37B exhibited in Vienna (17th Sep - 30 Oct 1940) as a war trophy.


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Page prepared by Peter 'Mikolaj' Mikolajski. Photo was scanned from magazine Aerohobby 1/90 published by NOT-SIGMA Publishing House. All rights reserved.