302 (Polish) Fighter Squadron and 34 in No. By the winter of 1943, RAF Ballyhalbert had played host to a number of RAF squadrons and on 12 November, the famed No. Invaluable contributions were made particularly by Mrs. Danuta Sawiska from the Polish Air Force Association in Great Britain and Mrs. Magorzata Goddard and Mrs. Barbara Kroll from the Polish section of the Ministry of Defence archives. Flight Lieutenant John A Kent, who was posted to No. A total of 145 Poles fought in the Battle of Britain, nearly 100 of whom served with the RAF. With the fall of France, thousands of Polish airmen arrived in Britain. Polish pilots were rarely deployed to combat units. [35], (4.7% of all enemy aircraft shot down during the battle. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron; . As he closed in on the tail of the German fighter, Karubin realised that his Hurricane had run out of ammunition. 303 formed No. However, according to other sources No. S/Ldr Kellet and F/Lt Forbes both force-landed, and were wounded slightly, while Sgt Karubin bailed out wounded, S/Ldr Krasnodbski was severely burned and three other Hurricanes were damaged. No. "Had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry," wrote Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, head of RAF Fighter Command, "I hesitate to say that the outcome of the Battle (of Britain) would have been the same. To search the List type in one or more of the following: airmans name, service number, date or place of birth/death, unit number, rank, etc. The Polish Air Force fought in the Battle of France (133 pilots, who achieved 55 victories at a loss of 15 men).. Later, Polish pilots fought in the Battle of Britain, where the Polish 303 Fighter Squadron achieved the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron. International journalists flocked to airfields to write about their exploits, waiters refused to take payments for their meals in restaurants, bar owners paid for their drinks and bus conductors allowed them free journeys. 303, Squadron Leader Falkowski was appointed to the Acting Rank of Wing Commander and moved to No. This often had very serious consequences. Retired, in a secluded Penrhos, North Wales, Tadeusz Krzystek passionately devoted all his spare time to updating the List, often late into the night, searching through books. Meanwhile, the pilots of No. In 1945, 303 Squadron moved to RAF Coltishall in Norfolk, East Anglia, for operations over the Netherlands. On 15 August 1942, the squadron temporarily moved to Redhill near London in preparation of the Allied raid on Dieppe (Operation Jubilee). He always helped a person in need and would never . Hundreds of people have visited the site of a "forgotten" World War Two airfield to remember Polish bomber squadrons that flew from there. In this case 302 and 303. I do not know if the instigator is still around but when I have more time I will try to answer some of the other questions about 309s later history. For the Indian Naval Air Arm squadron, see, List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons, Brief history of No. would like to thank: Chris Kropiski for his help with the project, Wiesaw Grudniak, Grzegorz Korcz, Izabela Ptorzecka, Grzegorz Sojda, Jean Sztul-Belda and all those who sent in their comments and updates for the Krzysteks List. 303 Fighter Squadron rest in front of a dispersal hut at RAF Northold in September 1940. 303 (Polish) Fighter Squadron during theBattle of Britain, summed it up in his memoirs: 'All I knew about the Polish Air Force was that it had only lasted about three days against the Luftwaffe, and I had no reason to suppose that they would shine any more brightly operating from England'. Marszaka Jzefa Pisudskiego", 663rd Polish Air Observation Post Squadron, 138 Special Duty Squadron (Polish Flight "C"), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No._315_Polish_Fighter_Squadron&oldid=1131155809, Military units and formations disestablished in 1947, Military units and formations established in 1941, Military units and formations of Poland in World War II, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 303 Fighter Squadron and was the highest scoring pilot of the Battle of Britain. to the Army shortly after admission to PAF), 6,320 (36%) photos. 303 Squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft. During the spring of 1942, the frequency of offensive sorties increased and by May, No. In early June 1943, the unit returned once again to Northolt, and No. 303 then returned to Kirton in Lindsey, where it remained until March 1943. Other sources give 131 kills as there is generally variation in figures for claimed 'kills' - the entire RAF score was lowered from 2,692 to 1,733 aircraft destroyed due to the discrepancy between British and German official figures. The Free Polish government in exile had been opposed to the Soviet Union since the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 that agreed to partition Poland between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. 302 was the first Polish squadron to be declared operational and entered battle on 15 August. Polish Squadrons Remembered. Unfortunately he was also the first Polish pilot to die in the battle, shot down by Messerschmitt Bf 109s south of Swanage on 11 August. Earlier yet, at the end of 1939 and beginning of 1940, about 2,300 flying and ground personnel were transferred to the four established Polish bomber squadrons. On the 14 July 1941, No. 303 flew its first "Rhubarb"' sorties on 22 January 1941. ALTHOUGH the Polish 303 Squadron joined the Battle of Britain two months after it began, the unit claimed the most . 303 (Kosciuszko) Squadron received orders to move from RAF Northolt where they were largely undertaking escort duties for daylight raids over France, to RAF Ballyhalbert. Nastorowicz joined 302 (City of Poznan) Squadron at RAF Westhampnett, on 6 January 1941, from No.56 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RAF Sutton Bridge. Maj. Gen. Stanley F.H. [11] The squadron claimed five Bf 109s (of JG 27 and JG 52), a Do 17 and a Heinkel He 111. They were joined by 88 Czechoslovaks, roughly half serving in British units. Babenz, 3./JG 26. Thanks for watching. Poles were no strangers there since No. He emigrated to Buenos Aires after the war. 133 Wing RAF of the 2nd Tactical Air Force. It was during one such patrol, on 26 April, that Nastorowicz was: at 30,000ft in formation with the rest of 302 Squadron off Dungeness, when his aircraft was seen to climb steeply, turn over and nosedive towards the sea. Learn how your comment data is processed. 1 Polish Wing. It was home to several Polish bomber squadrons and now volunteers from the RAF Ingham Heritage Group are aiming to restore more of . In July 1940 the first Polish fighter pilots joined RAF Squadrons. 0. read more, he Polish Air Force in Great Britain was disbanded in November 1946. 303 was formed in July 1940 in Blackpool, Britain [4] before deployment to RAF Northolt on the 2nd of August as part of an Josef Frantiek claimed a Bf 110. The Council of the Northern Ireland War Memorial (Incorporated) is a registered He was 99. Nastorowicz remembered on the Polish War Memorial, Northolt. Qualities honed during my 22 years' career as a Logistics Manager in the RAF. They're driven by something very different from the British in the sense that Britain is not occupied it may have been attacked but it's not the same as having your country occupied by an enemy force, so, they're very very keen as were the Czechs to bring the battle to the Germans.". 303 Squadron. Linda Duffield Porucznik Narucki's grave in Nothwood Cemetery. Tadeusz Andersz, at the suggestion of pk. Some 20 Spitfires were written off or lost in action. After the end of the war, squadron morale decreased due to the treatment of Poland by the Allies (Western betrayal of Poland), and the squadron was eventually disbanded in December 1946. Neither Nastorowicz or his Hurricane Mk.IIa (Z2814, coded WX*K) were seen again. 302 (Polish) Squadron and Aleksander Narucki remembered on the Polish War Memorial, Northolt. (in Polish), "Polish Spitfire shoots down BNP: Anti-immigration poster pic blunder. In August, German attacks intensified. In April 1940 the PAF was comprised of three fighter wings and one close reconnaissance wing, each with two squadrons. 303 Squadron claimed the largest number of aircraft shot down of the 66 Allied fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it joined the fray two months after the battle had begun. Obviously the language barrier was obviously the main one but it wasn't such just things like this, it was getting used to modern fighters with retractable undercarriages that went up and down. I have been firing at an enemy aircraft for the first time in my life'. "No. 316 Squadron over Amiens, fought a prolonged dogfight with Fw 190s with No. One of them was Sergeant Josef Frantisek, a Czech who called himself a Pole and preferred to fly with Poles. 303 Squadron RAF, also known as the 303rd "Tadeusz Kociuszko Warsaw" Fighter Squadron, [a] was one of two Polish squadrons that fought during the Battle of Britain along with No. Nine kills were claimed: six Bf 109s, one Bf 110 and two Do 17s. The squadron was named after the Polish and United States hero General Tadeusz Kociuszko, and the eponymous Polish 7th Air Escadrille founded by Merian C. Cooper, that served Poland in the 1919-1921 Polish-Soviet War. However, as well as negative preconceptions the Polish had other challenges to overcome to fly with fighter command. On 16 April 1941, the Polish Wing flew its first "Circus" escort operation. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. Anna Krzysteks task took almost four years to complete. [14] There was further intense fighting on 27 September 1940, with 11 Hurricanes engaged by massed escorts to a KG 77 30-bomber formation. [20] On 21 June, Drobiski badly damaged the Bf 109F-2 of Oberst Adolf Galland, CO of JG 26, who made a forced landing at Calais, while W/C Kent downed Fw. Yeah, they were very well received here, them and the Czechs, their contribution was well marked and their aggressiveness and taking the fight to the Luftwaffe was was recognised by all I think.". The squadron was rested on 15 June, relocating to Kirton in Lindsey in Lincolnshire. 308 (Polish) Fighter Squadron. This last one also shows the elusive anti-glare shield that was fitted to many RAF Mustangs at some point but quickly disappeared. 601 Squadron RAF, also stationed at Northolt, complemented the two Polish units. For Operation Overlord (the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944) the squadron was equipped with the Spitfire V LF operating from a temporary airfield at Horne, Surrey as part of Air Defence of Great Britain (ADGB), though under the operational control of RAF Second Tactical Air Force. No 315 was commanded by Squadron Leader H. D. Cooke. Types of aircraft used by the PAF during the invasion of Poland, including a PZL.37 'Los' medium bomber of the 1st Air Regiment with row of PZL P.11 fighter planes of the 111th and 112th Fighter Escadrilles in the background, photographed at Okecie airfield near Warsaw in early 1939. Led by W/C Rolski, the Polish Wing flew several sorties in bad weather. 303 claiming three German fighters from JG 2 and JG 27 without loss. served in the Polish Army Air Force and flew with the RAF 317th Squadron. 9 Group RAF. 315 Squadron who have just staged a flypast at R.A.F. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron The Polish Armed Forces in the West refers to the Polish military formations formed to fight alongside the Western Allies against Nazi Germany and its allies. Read about our approach to external linking. These pilots came from across the globe from New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, the United States and from the occupied nations of eastern Europe: Czechoslovakia and Poland. Bruce Barrymore Halpenny: Action Stations 8. The following day over Dover, Frantiek claimed his second victory; with a total of 17 victories, he was one of the top-scoring Allied fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain. In early April 1941, No. He was replaced by F/L Jankiewicz. Airmen were transferred to eight PRC stations and began applying for a return to Poland or to join the Resettlement Corps. Tactics and skill also played a role; on one occasion, No. 1 Squadron with which Kent had flown previously in France. The next day the squadron was declared fully operational and posted to No. Under the communist regime Polish pilots who had fought in the west were barred from flying in the Polish Air Force and many were imprisoned on trumped-up charges of espionage. The largest foreign contingent to fight in the Battle of Britain were the Polish. The two Polish squadrons 302 and 303 entered service the same month. In June, F/S Chudek (nine kills) was shot down and killed. From left are: Pilot Officer Witold 'Tolo' Lokuciewski (leaning on the chair); Flight Lieutenant Witold Urbanowicz (seated in the chair in the foreground); Zygmunt Wodecki, the squadron doctor (in a dark uniform); Sergeant Josef Frantisek (in the back, face partially covered); Flight Lieutenant John Kent; Flying Officer Ludwik Paszkiewicz. They're known as the few. S/Ldr Koc then helped to distribute Christmas presents such as 1944 pocket calendars and packets of cigarettes. Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, who once was so reluctant to allow Polish pilots into battle, summarised their contribution in probably the most telling way: 'Had it not been for the magnificent work of the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry, I hesitate to say that the outcome of battle would have been the same'. 61 O.T.U and the new Officer Commanding, RAF Ballyhalbert, Group Captain C.A. PE2 7EA Tue s & Weds 7pm - 9.15pm tel 01733 394156 303 pilot gave the RAF the first photographic evidence of the new fighter. Polish pilots in RAF squadrons played a substantial part in all operations against the Luftwaffe in increasing numbers. Dec 28, 2016 - Formed at Northolt 2nd August 1940 with Polish personnel. 303 Squadron, this was the movement of troops and equipment in the build up for the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Talking to him is Flight Lieutenant Zajac and Squadron Leader Jerszy Poplawski. Pilot Officers Jan Zumbach (left) and Miroslaw Feric, two aces of no. In February, the unit participated in the first fighter offensive sweeps, usually escorting a small number of light bombers. The problem was they were using obsolete aircraft and they didn't really stand much of a chance against the modern German fighters such as the Bf-109 and Bf-110 and generally the modern warfare style the Germans were using just overrun the country very quickly and it wouldn't be the last.". Little information is available on his early and any service with the Polish Air Force. On 13 August Hermann Gring launched the Luftwaffe's all-out air assault on Britain. Later in the month, two Spitfires were scrambled to search for the crash site of a Sea Spitfire based at Ballyhalbert about 4 miles off Donaghadee where a body was recovered from the water by a small vessel. Your email address will not be published. RAF Ingham, north of Lincoln, was a grass airfield during WW2. A fight over the Thames Estuary on 7 October saw claims for three Bf 109s of LG 2. [1], Its success in combat can be mainly attributed to the years of extensive and rigorous pre-war training many of the long-serving Polish veterans had received in their homeland, far more than many of their younger and inexperienced RAF comrades then being thrown into the fray. 303, engaged some 60 Bf 109s over Lille. 303 Squadron was involved in air combat (right column). I happily acknowledge that this experience has remained the same cornerstone for my move into the civilian sector as an MOD Civil Servant in where I have worked in the accounts department and . 11 Group. 1 Polish Wing, with No. Some PAF personnel returned to the homeland, others joined the Polish Resettlement Corps RAF (Polski Lotniczy Korpus Przysposobienia i Rozmieszczenia). Place of birth was established for 15,314 (89%) of the PAF members. As the Battle of Britain raged in the skies over Britain in the summer of 1940, a range of British artists were quick to record and interpret this vital event. Less remembered is that more than 600 Spitfires were flown by the United States Army Air Force during World War II, but Yanks had been flying the aircraft even before America . : captain, lt.: lieutenant). Prince 16.10.1939 57 Squadron Blenheim I L1141, Fg Off. Brzezowski killed, Sgt Andruszkw bailed out while P/O okuciewski was wounded in the leg, returning to base safely). 303 (Kosciuszko) Polish Fighter Squadron. Last edited: Mar 29, 2010. After weeks of training on bicycles at RAF Northolt, the pilots finally got a chance to prove themselves in combat. Rather than turning back to base, he closed the distance and climbed right above the German fighter. Before July, when it came under Polish command. "315 Squadron" redirects here. On 5 October 1940, Polish pilots claimed five Bf 110s and four Bf 109s, though P/O Wojciech Januszewicz was killed. F/O Urbanowicz claimed four German aircraft during the day. At the end of 1940, the PAF in the Great Britain exceeded 8,000 personnel. Shortly after their arrival, the Commander of No. Neither his body nor his Spitfire were ever found and W/C Hancock is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial in Surrey.Routine returned in early 1944 with No. 310 and 312 (Czechoslovak) and Nos. The site at Ingham already has a memorial garden dedicated to all the aircrew who flew from the airfield and a striking silhouette of five men as a tribute to the crews that flew from there. On 18 June 1941, No. 303 Squadron, play with the Squadron's puppy mascot at RAF Leconfield on 24 October 1940. On 24 June, both P/O Karcmarz and P/O Kobyliski were downed by 10./JG 26 pilots and made POWs. Special PhotoSeaman D'marcus Ellison, a Lawrenceville resident, serves at Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12. Any Luftwaffe fighter opposition now remained largely absent from the Squadron's sphere of operations, but flak defences still took a toll. 11 Group at Uxbridge. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It was named after the city of Dblin, where the main Polish Air Force Academy has been located since 1927. The cloud ceiling was at 800-1000 ft, visibility about 1 mileAfter about 12 mins, I asked Ops; keeping all the time a course of 120 degrees, 'What is our position?' Between July 1943 and April 1944, RAF Ballyhalbert in County Down was home to 2 Polish squadrons of the Royal Air Force; No. The invitation was refused because no other Polish units were invited. Even more painful, as it happened on foreign soil'. On the 24th Sergeant Anthony Giovatsky claimed five German bombers during three sorties, becoming one of only three pilots to achieve the status of Ace in a Day. In total during the Battle of Britain, 146 Polish pilots served with the RAF across numerous units and the two polar squadrons they accounted for more than 200 kills, but such a feat came at a cost. Matusiak, Wojtek with Robert Gretzyngier and Piotr Winiewski. Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Flying Medal. 307 Squadron. Contain next 1,311 names. During combat operations throughout 1941, No. The Wing was commanded by W/C Johnny Kent with W/C Urbanowicz. Subscribe To Our Mailing List For Updates, We're open: Monday to Friday 10am - 4:30pm and EVERY Saturday from 12pm - 4pm (No booking required), To keep up-to-date with events and much more. Portrait of Flying Officer Antoni 'Tony' Glowacki, who shot down five enemy planes in one day on 24 August 1940 while in service with No. read more. The German pilot was so shocked to see the underside of the Hurricane within arm's reach of his cockpit that he instinctively reduced his altitude to avoid a collision and crashed into the ground. They were to move without their aircraft and would take over the Mk. 303 claimed four fighters downed over Gravelines. One of these was codenamed "Rhubarb", improvised low-level strafing attacks against opportunist targets on the ground. 303 Squadron was based at RAF Northolt from 2 August 1940, and became operational on 31 August. "Because the book was published during the war, in order to protect the Polish airmen and their families remaining in occupied Poland from German reprisals, Fiedler used pseudonyms for the airmen of 303 Squadron. Evidence of the fitting being removed can be seen often on camouflaged examples where the paint is discoloured. Unbeknownst to the men of No. Niebieska Eskadra website (see link below) Aleksander Narucki From the collection of Jaroslaw Gwardys, source unknown. ", "19th of September Polish Forces War Memorial uncovered. 303 (Polish) Fighter Squadron were awaiting action with growing desperation. During the German invasion of France in May and June 1940, only 174 Polish airmen, or 10% of the available strength, were used in combat. On 2nd August 1940, the Royal Air Force activated RAF 303 . Gen. Stanisaw Karpiski submitted a plan of organizing an air force technical school for teenagers, which would be the nucleus of such schools after returning to a free Poland. The Squadron intercepted its first enemy aircraft on 20 August. "[7] .mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}. Adam Kowalczyk, 12 November 1943 Spitfire VB, Spitfire VC and Spitfire LF VB, Spitfire LF VC, 18 July 1944 Spitfire F IX, Spitfire LF IX and Spitfire HF IX. With the commencement of the V-1 offensive on London, on 19 June 1944, No. [42][43], 303 Squadron was the subject of the 2018 films Hurricane and Dywizjon 303 (Squadron 303).[44]. The squadron records do however shed light on their daily life at the airfield and the incidents that did occur. In February the Squadron hosted pupils from No. 303 claimed a further three fighters downed. Communication between British and Polish officers had to be carried out in French. The ones they'd had were obsolete fighters. On the afternoon of 26 September 1940, No. 245 Squadron moved from RAF Aldergrove to the new airfield to undertake convoy patrols and defend the approaches to Belfast. After a short while they told me to move forward and try to make F/O Podobinski agree to five the leadership of the formation to meF/O Podobinski answered with refusal gestureF/O Podobinksi tried three times to get down through clouds but climbed againWhen at the height of approx. Code: RF and OD post war. Four Polish bomber squadrons were attached to the RAF during the war. Over the next few days the Squadron's flying time was limited due to bad weather with mist, 10/10 cloud cover and very poor visibility. The Poles had to be taught practically everything from scratch, including how to measure speed in miles instead of kilometres and fuel in gallons instead of litres. It was only in 2002, after many attempts at alphabetical order and deletion of duplicate names with the same dates of birth, but saved under different service numbers, was it possible to determine the exact number of Polish airmen serving during the War in Great Britain. cknowledgements of the authors, Tadeusz and Anna Krzystek, included by them in the final, third edition of Polish Air Force Personnel in Great Britain: Lucyna Artymiuk for help in finding the names of airmen whose fates after 1947; Halina Boek nee Krzystek for assistance in completing the list of PAF personnel; Tadeusz Chwaczyk for additions sent for the second edition in 2007; Zenon Dudek for additions and valuable comments about recipients of the Virtuti Militari Cross; Tadeusz A. Dziewulski (1924-2007) for help in editing the historical introduction to the first issue; Robert Gretzyngier for his professional help on the first edition; Piotr Hodyra for additions concerning 301 Bomber Squadron airmen; Zbigniew Kumo for help given on the second edition of Personnel; Jacek Kutzner for corrections and supplements to the first edition; Andrzej Lewandowski for an amendment to the third edition of 2012; Wojtek Matusiak for comments and corrections to the first edition of 2002; Jerzy Pawlak for additional data on graduates of the Szkoa Orlt in the years 1925-1939; Danuta Sawiska for her help and patience in the transfer of many updates preserved in the records of the office of the Polish Air Force Association in London; Jzef Zieliski for professional comments and assistance in the 2007 edition of the book; Wojciech Zmylony for placement on his website of an appeal for airmen who are on the list of PAF with the notation no further information. On 30 August six of the unit's Hurricanes took off on a routine interception exercise to carry out a mock attack on six Blenheim bombers in the St. Albans area. Its opponents now included the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and on 13 October camera gun film from a No. [8] After a period of training, the squadron was scrambled for the first time on 24 August 1940, although it did not come into contact with any enemy aircraft on this occasion. 315 Squadron who were vacating Ballyhalbert for RAF Heston. 303 Squadron RAF was formed in July 1940 in Blackpool, England[6] before deployment to RAF Northolt on 2 August as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom. IWM Curator Craig Murray tells us about the 'legendary' Polish pilots. 315 (Polish) Squadron from July to November 1943, No. no 300 took part in night raids until March 1944, and then was re-equipped with Lancasters for the rest of the war. 302 Squadron pilots. The British government had decided to recognise the new Soviet controlled Polish government at the end of the war and, seeking not to cause a diplomatic incident with the Soviet Union, chose not to extend an invite to the Free Polish forces. Bristow, Mark and Sylvia Laidlow-Petersen. It was considered an excellent morale booster. After five months of operations, No. And a group of Polish pilots relaxing in front of the same building in 1942, seated, left to right: Wladyslaw Walendowski, Pawel Niemiec, Marian Trzebinski, Stanislaw Bochniak . Nastorowicz joined the routine of squadron patrols, predominantly of the base, from early February, accumulating nineteen sorties by the end of March. Scarecrows fit for a king A royal theme ran through a village festival that attracted thousands of visitors. Despite these difficulties, the Polish airmen distinguished themselves during the French campaign, scoring 52 confirmed, 3 probables and 6 damaged enemy aircraft. polish squadrons remembered. On his return to Northolt, Flying Officer Paszkiewicz was reprimanded for breaking discipline and congratulated on his and the squadron's first victory. On 14 June 1943, Sgt. No. I. were ferried in, and these were the first signs of the new Polish Squadron. Is climate change killing Australian wine? 303 Squadron was also linked to the original 1919 Kociuszko Escadrille through personnel that had served in that squadron. The list contains over 17,000 names taken from the British Ministry of Defence Records Office: Krzystek's List. Chris Ashworth: Action Stations 9. After the war, 315 Squadron remained part of RAF Fighter Command until it was disbanded on 14 January 1947. Command passed to S/L Arentowicz, who himself was shot down and killed just six days later. It was decided, therefore, to expand the current version by adding to each name information about the place or country in which the airman settled after 1947, as well as the date of death and place of burial, if they were known. Collier's Weekly published a supposedly successful pickup line devised by one of the RAF pilots: 'I am a Polish aviator.
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