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TS-11 Iskras from the Polish Air Force Demonstration Team "Red & White Sparks" taxi into Dęblin Air Base after a performance

PZL-104 "Вильга" и Як-12 в аэроклубе.

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The P.24Es were armed with 2 × 20 mm cannons and 2 × 7.92 mm machine guns, making them a powerful component of the Forțele Aeriene Regale ale României (Royal Romanian Air Force). They served as Romania’s frontline fighter during the late 1930s and were still in service when Romania joined the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Romanian P.24s provided air defence around Bucharest and the Ploieşti oilfields from attacks by Soviet bombers. P.24 fighters reportedly managed to shoot down 37 VVS bombers, which were typically unescorted and thereby more vulnerable to interception. The P.24E was also routinely used for ground attack missions until the end of 1941; however, after 1942, the type was relegated to training duties. They were phased out completely by 1943–44, replaced by more modern German and Romanian-built aircraft.

PZL P.11. Polish fighter which first flew in 1931. Also built by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) after 1935

Advertisement of the State Aviation Works 1933