"Look up at the sky and be with us," appeal the pilots of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and four F-16 Fighting Falcons, who will fly from Plac Zbawiciela to the Krasiński Garden, trailing a several-meter-long white-and-red flag - the symbol of the Fighting Poland.
The Polish Air Force’s dedication to a grand tribute for the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising is tied to the legacy of Polish pilots from 1944, who carried out drops of arms and supplies for the insurgents in Warsaw, as noted by the Warsaw Uprising Museum on social media.
From August 4 to September 22, 1944, Allied forces conducted drops of medicine, weapons, ammunition, and food, packed into 2,100 metal crates, according to the National Defense Minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, reported by IAR.
Honoring heroic allied pilots
Jan Ołdakowski, Director of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, explains that Allied pilots flew from Italy, covering 3,000 km over occupied Europe. 147 of them lost their lives during these missions, with one in three crews not returning.
According to Ołdakowski, these pilots were regarded as some of the bravest soldiers during the Warsaw Uprising and were highly respected among the civilian population.
Source: IAR/Facebook.com/The Warsaw Uprising Museum
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