No. 309 Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron
No. 309 (Land of Czerwien) Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron was a Polish squadron formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish government-in-exile and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was at first a reconnaissance squadron but was later turned into one of several Polish fighter squadrons fighting alongside the Royal Air Force during World War II.
History
The squadron was formed on 8 November 1940 in the RAF base at Renfrew near Glasgow. Operational readiness was reached on 5 December 1940.
Commanders
From |
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8 November 1940 |
ppłk pil. Zygmunt Pistl |
12 February 1943 |
mjr pil. Witold Jacek Piotrowski |
15 November 1943 |
kpt. pil. Maciej Piotrowski |
3 April 1944 |
kpt. pil. Jerzy Gołko |
9 September 1944 |
kpt. pil. Antoni Głowacki |
7 August 1945 |
kpt. pil. Henryk Pietrzak |
Aircraft operated
From |
Aircraft |
Version |
8 November 1940 |
Westland Lysander |
Mk-II and Mk-III |
1 June 1942 (flight B) |
North American Mustang |
Mk-I |
19 January 1944 |
Hawker Hurricane |
Mk-IV |
23 January 1944 |
Hawker Hurricane |
Mk-IIC |
1 September 1944 |
North American Mustang |
Mk-I |
20 November 1944 |
North American Mustang |
Mk-III |
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