No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron
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[edit] History
No 316 Squadron was formed at Pembrey on 15 February 1941 as a Polish fighter unit equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. It was engaged in defensive duties over south-west England until it re-equipped with Hurricanes IIs and began sweeps over northern France. It later reequipped with the Spitfire and then Mustang aircraft
[edit] Commanding Officers
[edit] British Officers
- Squadron Leader Donovan
[edit] Polish Officers
- 1941 - 1941, Captain Juliusz Frey
- 1941 - 1941, Captain Wacław Wilczewski
- 1941 - 1942, Captain Aleksander Gabszewicz
- 1942 - 1942, Captain Janusz Żurakowski
- 1942 - 1943, Captain Marian Trzebiński
- 1943 - 1944, Captain Paweł Niemiec
- 1944 - 1944, Captain Bohdan Arct
- 1944 - 1945, Captain Zygmunt Drybański
- 1945 - 1945, Captain Michał Cwynar
- 1945 - 1946, Captain Paweł Niemiec
[edit] Location
- 1941 Pembrey
- 1941 Colerne
- 1941 Church Trim
- 1941 RAF Northolt
- 1942 Heston
- 1942 Hutton Cranswick
- 1943 Northolt
- 1943 Acklington
- 1944 Woodvale
- 1944 RAF Coltishall
- 1944 West Malling
- 1944 Firston
- 1944 RAF Coltishall
- 1944 Andrews Field
- 1945 RAF Coltishall
- 1945 Andrews Field
- 1945 Wick
- 1946 RAF Hethel
[edit] Aircraft
- Hawker Hurricane Mk-I, 1941
- Hawker Hurricane Mk-IIA, 1941
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk-VBi, 1941
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk-IXC, 1943
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk-VB, 1943
- North American Mustang Mk-III, 1944
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| 1st Polish Wing | 2nd Polish Wing | 3rd Polish Wing 300 "Masovian" Sq. | 301 "Pomeranian" Sq. | 302 "Poznań" Sq. | 303 "Kościuszko" Sq. | 304 "Silesian" Sq. | 305 "Greater Polish" Sq. | 306 "Toruń" Sq. 307 "Lwów" Sq. | 308 "Kraków" Sq. 309 "Czerwień" Sq. | 315 "Dęblin" Sq. | 316 "Warsaw" Sq. | 317 "Wilno" Sq. | 318 "Gdańsk" Sq. Polish Fighting Team | 663 Artillery Observation Squadron |
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