{"id":1584242,"date":"2021-03-19T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T10:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1584242"},"modified":"2024-07-08T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:37:10","slug":"p-11c-40001-squadron-leader-waclaw-lapkowski-the-rider-of-flying-salamander-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2021\/03\/19\/p-11c-40001-squadron-leader-waclaw-lapkowski-the-rider-of-flying-salamander-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Squadron Leader Wac\u0142aw \u0141apkowski \u2013 the Rider of Flying Salamander \u201c2\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who was the pilot of the “winged salamander” No. 2, the later commander of Squadron 303? What were the markings of his P.11c? Let’s find the answer in the next episode of our series about Squadron 112.<\/p>\n

M\u0142odo\u015b\u0107 Pilota<\/h2>\n

\"\"Wac\u0142aw \u0141apkowski was born on 6 November 1913 in Dyneburg (Polish D\u017awi\u0144sk, present-day Daugavpils in Latvia). His parents were Ambro\u017cy \u0141apkowski and Wac\u0142awa n\u00e9e Stomma. His father died in the Polish-Soviet War of 1920. Wac\u0142aw \u0141apkowski passed his school-leaving examination at Cadet Corps No. 2 in Che\u0142mno in 1932, and was accepted to the Aviation Officer Cadets School in D\u0119blin, from which he graduated as a Pilot Officer\/Observer in 1934. At the time, the Aviation Officer Cadets School in D\u0119blin did not train pilots, and so the only way to become a military pilot was to graduate from D\u0119blin as an Observer, enrol as a trainee with an Air Force unit, and then requalify as a pilot. P\/O \u0141apkowski was assigned to the 1st Aviation Regiment, and from there delegated to a glider and introductory piloting course at the Aviation Officers Training Centre in D\u0119blin. After completing training, in November 1934, he was posted to 113 Fighter Squadron. In 1935, he passed a basic piloting course at the Aviation Officers Training Centre in D\u0119blin and, as a pilot, was assigned to 11 Line Squadron of the 1st Aviation Regiment.<\/p>\n

Photo: Wac\u0142aw \u0141apkowski at the age of 19, as a graduate of the Cadet Corps No. 2, at that time he decided to become a military airman. (arch. Dorota Nowakowska)
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Uskrzydlone salamandry cz. 2, 112 Eskadra My\u015bliwska w obronie Warszawy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n