The aviation checkerboard became the insignia of Polish military aviation. The originally adopted layout had the upper-left square in red; since 1993, the checkerboard has the upper-left square in white.
1 December
1920
106 years ago
School in Bydgoszcz
The Lower Pilot School in Bydgoszcz began operations, formed by merging the aviation schools in Kraków and Warsaw.
1 December
1936
90 years ago
Disaster Near Malakasa
A LOT Polish Airlines Lockheed L-10 Electra passenger aircraft crashed in the Greek mountains near Athens. There were five passengers and two crew members on board. Pilot Józef Bargiel was killed.
