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The PZL.23 Karaś was developed by Stanisław Prauss in co-operation with Franciszek Misztal at Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze in Warsaw to an order from the Polish Air Force. The prototype PZL.23 was first flown in August 1934 by Capt. Bolesław Orliński. 40 Karaś As (also known as the Karaś I) were built in 1936, and 210 Karaś Bs (aka Karaś II) during 1937-1938, these differing from the Karaś As by having a different engine, no slats on the inboard wing section, and elevator with horn balance. Karaś Bs entered service in 1936 with line flights of the air regiments. The last production batches of PZL-23 Karas were given an additional upper antenna ("L" type). For the PZL-23 and PZL-43 planes, a additional horizontal 24 x 12 Świątecki fragmentation bomb launcher, wz. 37, wasdeveloped...
