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Music: Republika - Nie pytaj o Polskę[ Republic- Don't Ask About Poland ]Polski Dywizjon 302 i 303Fighter ( Polish ) Squadrons 302 and 303Polish pilots fought in the Battle of Britain, where the Polish 303 Fighter Squadron achieved the highest number of kills of any Allied squadron. From the very beginning of the war, the Royal Air Force (RAF) had welcomed foreign pilots to supplement the dwindling pool of British pilots. On 11 June 1940, the Polish Government in Exile signed an agreement with the British Government to form a Polish Army and Polish Air Force in the United Kingdom. The first two (of an eventual ten) Polish fighter squadrons went into action in August 1940. Four Polish squadrons eventually took part in the Battle of Britain (300 and 301 Bomber Squadrons; 302 and 303 Fighter Squadrons), with 89 Polish pilots. Together with more than 50 Poles fighting in British squadrons, a total of 145 Polish pilots defended British skies. Polish pilots were among the most experienced in the battle, most of them having already fought in the 1939 September Campaign in Poland and the 1940 Battle of France. Additionally, prewar Poland had set a very high standard of pilot training. The 303 Squadron, named after the Polish-American hero, General Tadeusz Kościuszko, achieved the highest number of kills (126) of all fighter squadrons engaged in the Battle of Britain, even though it only joined the combat on August 30, 1940: these 5% of pilots were responsible for a phenomenal 12% of total victories in the Battle.The Polish Air Force also fought in 1943 in Tunisia (Polish Fighting Team, so called "Skalski's Circus") and in raids on Germany (1940-45). In the second half of 1941 and early 1942, Polish bomber squadrons were the sixth part of forces available to RAF Bomber Command (later they suffered heavy losses, with little replenishment possibilities). Polish aircrew losses serving with Bomber Command 1940-45 were 929 killed. Ultimately 8 Polish fighter squadrons were formed within the RAF and had claimed 629 Axis aircraft destroyed by May 1945. By war's end, there were 14,000 Polish airmen in 15 RAF squadrons and in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).No. 300 "Masovia" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Mazowieckiej)No. 301 "Pomerania" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Pomorskiej)No. 302 "City of Poznań" Polish Fighter Squadron (Poznański)No. 303 "Kościuszko" Polish Fighter Squadron (Warszawski imienia Tadeusza Kościuszki)No. 304 "Silesia" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Śląskiej imienia Ksiecia Józefa Poniatowskiego)No. 305 "Greater Poland" Polish Bomber Squadron (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej imienia Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego)No. 306 "City of Toruń" Polish Fighter Squadron (Toruński)No. 307 "City of Lwów" Polish Fighter Squadron (Lwowskich Puchaczy)No. 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Fighter Squadron (Krakowski)No. 309 "Czerwień" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Ziemi Czerwieńskiej)No. 315 "City of Dęblin" Polish Fighter Squadron (Dębliński)No. 316 "City of Warsaw" Polish Fighter Squadron (Warszawski)No. 317 "City of Wilno" Polish Fighter Squadron (Wileński)No. 318 "City of Gdańsk" Polish Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron (Gdański)No. 663 Polish Artillery Observation SquadronPolish Fighting Team (Skalski's Circus)

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 19, 2006 at 8:05 am
Author: DAGFEN

Length: 06:21
Rating: 4.69
Views: 271487

Tags: Air  Britain  Clouds  Pilots  POLAND  Polish  Two  UK  War  Word  WWII  

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stuhadya (October 7, 2008 at 12:47 am)
my grandad was doing engineering on planes when he was 25 during the war he was a good engineering officer but he allways said the polish were brave pilots even the 17 year olds that were assigned to be gunners on our bombers but it broke his heart when he saw them in shreds a few hours later.the polish helped us alot
Kubolec66 (October 6, 2008 at 8:35 pm)
Of course they are!
YrHen (October 6, 2008 at 8:25 am)
Now that we know you get your information from wikipedia, Atkins,Old Boy, we can safely once again, ignore everything you say. It's as much use as a chocolate fireguard! or in your case a Swiss battleship. Suggest you also brush up on your ENGLISH spelling!
jagonation (October 6, 2008 at 6:47 am)
what is going to hurt all of europe forever is that without the americans they would never have won. later or not, they saved our asses from the nazis. i'm from spain by the way, not american.
philsyids (October 6, 2008 at 6:03 am)
also u yanks bankrolled the ira of which i served in northern ireland twice,yet it took 9/11 to stop bank rolling terrorism,get a grip u arrogant american tosser,and by the way this site is to appreciate the brave polish pilots,now cruel back under the rock you came from,god i hope north korea or russia nuke you
philsyids (October 6, 2008 at 5:21 am)
i have no respect for americans,if it was not for pearl harbour they would still be sitting there doing nothing,americans remember one thing,vietnam,got your arses well and truly licked lol,not even rambo could help u pmsl
Atkinsmustache (October 6, 2008 at 12:13 am)
"Mustache" may be spelt with or without an "o". Check it out on wikipedia old boy. Oh my, the English can't even speak their own language. Now why doesn't that surprise me?
georgejohan (October 5, 2008 at 8:03 pm)
did they?/
bluekiks (October 5, 2008 at 8:50 am)
Great video, Polish pilots played very important role in the Battle of Britain..
phippsa3 (October 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm)
Would the US ever have gone to war but for Japan and Germany declaring war upon the US?

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