The Polish Fighting Team, also known as "Skalski's Circus", was a Polish unit which fought alongside the British Commonwealth Desert Air Force in the North African Campaign of World War II, during 194
Polish Fighting Team's Spitfire Mark IXCs, with No. 145 Squadron RAF at Goubrine Airfield in Tunisia. Pilot in foreground 'ZX-6' is PTF CO Stanisław Skalski.
The Polish Air Forces was the name of the Polish Air Forces formed in France and the United Kingdom during World War II. The core of the Polish air units fighting alongside the Allies were experienced
Polish Fighting Team
…in the North African Campaign of World War II, during 1943. Its nickname was derived from its commanding officer, F/Lt Stanisław Skalski. In late 1942 Polish Air Force Staff Command requested RAF permission to send a group of specially chosen pilots to the North African theatre of operations to acquire experience in…
Monument to fallen Polish airmen; Warsaw, Pole Mokotowskie
Polish War Memorial, London
Polish Air Force memorial, St Clement Danes, London
No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron "Land of Masovia"