Cynk, Jerzy B.: Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 Król, Wacław: Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9. JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. SHORES C. - THOMAS C.: 2nd Tactical Air Force, volume 3, Classic Pub., Hersham 2006, ISBN 1-903223-60-1 Matusiak, Wojtek - Robert Gretzyngier - Wiśniewski, Piotr: 315 Squadron, Stratus, Sandomierz 2004. ISBN 83-89450-00-3
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resources JEFFORD, Wing Commander C. G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6. http://www.rafweb.org/Menu.htm#Station.
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The motto and the official emblem, consecrated by the British monarch, was not assigned to the squadron, but throughout its existence it was accompanied by this emblem, based on the traditions of the pre-war 112 Eskadry Myśliwskiej and which was recognised as official by the Polish government-in-exile.
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1941
08.01. - decision to establish a squadron 21.01. - formation of the squadron 13.03. - declared operational, moved to base Speke 01.07. - departure of British commanders 13.07. - moved to base Northolt, together with 306. and 308. squadrons part of 1. Polskiego Skrzydła Myśliwskiego. 09.08. - first victory
Lossesflying personnel losses.
date
machine
pilot
cause
27.03.
Hurricane I V7187 PK-W
Sgt Edward Paterek - KIA
Airborne collision during operational flight with V7188 (F/Lt W. Szulkowski).
27.03.
Hurricane I V7188 PK-X
F/Lt Władysław Szulkowski - KIA
Airborne collision during operational flight with V7187 (Sgt E. Paterek)
27.03.
Hurricane I V7656 PK-V
F/O Tadeusz Hojden - MIA
Missing, probably shot down by a fighter over the Canal.
24.07.
Spitfire IIA P7835 ZF-S
F/O Józef Czachowski - KIA
Shot down by a fighter over the Canal. Pilot of 315 Squadron, he took part in the flight in 308 Squadron and on its aircraft. Sometimes listed among its fallen.
09.08.
Spitfire IIB P8506 PK-B
F/O Jerzy Czerniak - KIA
Shot down by a fighter over France.
09.08.
Spitfire IIB P8696 PK-H
Sgt Andrzej Niewiara - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
29.08.
Spitfire IIA P7606 PK-O
F/Lt Bronislaw Mickiewicz - POW
Shot down by fighter, crash landed in France.
16.09.
Spitfire VB AB923 PK-T
F/O Kazimierz Woliński - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
21.09.
Spitfire VB AB990 PK-A
S/Ldr Stanislaw Pietraszkiewicz - POW
Shot down by fighter, crash landed in France.
21.09.
Spitfire VB AB927 PK-S
F/O Tadeusz Nowak - KIA
Shot down by fighter over the English Channel.
08.11.
Spitfire VB W3944 PK-A
S/Ldr Władysław Szczęśniewski - POW
Due to lack of fuel emergency he landed in France.
23.11.
Spitfire VB W3573 PK-W
P/O Marian Łukaszewicz - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
23.11.
Spitfire VB W3698 PK-Y
Sgt Grzegorz Kosmalski - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
23.11.
Spitfire VB W3896 PK-F
F/O Władyslaw Grudziński - KIA
Probably shot down by flak over France.
23.11.
Spitfire VB AB934 PK-E
F/O Jan Grzech - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
23.11.
Spitfire VB AB937 PK-V
Sgt Marian Staliński - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
08.12.
Spitfire VB BL323 PK-W
F/Lt Bernard Groszewski - KIA
Shot down by fighter over the Channel.
KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - killed in action, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery prav. - probable kill/probably, poš. - damaged/demage
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.mysliwcy.pl/ www.geocities.com/skrzydla/ http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/index.htm J.B.Cynk - Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Król - Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x J. Kutzner - Zwycięstwa pilotów myśliwskich Polskich Sił Powietrznych na Zachodzie 1940-1945, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warsaw 2007, ISBN 83-86100-80-X R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych pilotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warsaw 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2 R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak - Poles in the Defence of Great Britain, REBIS, Poznań 2007, ISBN 978-83-7301-946-1
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Injured by a Ju 88 gunner's shot, died the same day in hospital after an emergency landing.
KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - killed in action, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery prav. - probable kill/probably, poš. - damaged/demage
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.mysliwcy.pl/ www.geocities.com/skrzydla/ http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/index.htm J.B.Cynk - Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Król - Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x J. Kutzner - Zwycięstwa pilotów myśliwskich Polskich Sił Powietrznych na Zachodzie 1940-1945, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warsaw 2007, ISBN 83-86100-80-X R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych lotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warsaw 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2
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1943
15.05. - G/C Pawlikowski, commander of the Polish Fighter Air Force, participated in a combat flight in the squadron (and was shot down and killed). 01.06. - move to Hutton Cranswick base, part of 2. Polski Skrzydła Myśliwskiego (later 133rd Skrzydła Myśliwskiego)
Lossesflying personnel losses
date
machine
pilot
cause
13.03.
Spitfire IX BS515 PK-F
F/O Bruno Semmerling
shot down by a fighter over France, escaped capture and returned to Britain.
04.04.
Spitfire IX BS335 PK-X
Sgt Tadeusz Ostrowski - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
04.04.
Spitfire IX EN124 PK-F
F/Lt Stanislaw Łukaszewicz - KIA
Airborne collision during combat flight over France.
04.04.
Spitfire IX EN185 PK-J
F/O Przemysław Panek - KIA
Airborne collision during combat flight over France.
04.05.
Spitfire IX EN131PK-M
F/Lt Maciej Lipiński - KIA
Shot down by a fighter over the Netherlands.
13.05.
Spitfire IX BS410 PK-A
P/O Piotr Kuryłłowicz - POW
Shot down by fighter over France.
15.05.
Spitfire IX BS554 PK-P
Sgt Piotr Lewandowski - POW
Shot down by fighter over France.
28.05.
Spitfire IX BR624 PK-P
Sgt Jan Rogowski - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
22.08.
Spitfire VB AB245 PK-L
P/O Jerzy Tuczemski - KAS
Crashed during a training flight.
11.09.
Spitfire VB W3427 PK-J
W/O Stanislaw Grondowski - KAS
Crash during training flight.
11.09.
Spitfire VB BL469 PK-F
Sgt Władysław Kołek - KAS
Crash during training flight.
05.10.
Spitfire VB BL922 PK-I
Sgt Henryk Flegier - KAS
Crash during training flight.
13.12.
Spitfire VB AA968 PK-G
F/O Roman Wal - POW
Did not return from combat flight.
KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - killed in action, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery prav. - probable kill/probably, poš. - damaged/demage
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.mysliwcy.pl/ www.geocities.com/skrzydla/ http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/index.htm J.B.Cynk - Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Król - Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x J. Kutzner - Zwycięstwa pilotów myśliwskich Polskich Sił Powietrznych na Zachodzie 1940-1945, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warsaw 2007, ISBN 83-86100-80-X R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych pilotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warsaw 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2
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1944
Until the middle of the year, the main activity was training direct support to the invading forces, but also offensive actions over the continent, including escorting bombers.
26.03. - retraining on Mustangs Mk.III 01.04. - transfer to field airfield Coolham 06.06. - INVAZE, bomber escorts 10.07. - move to ADGB. Main activity was missile combat V-1 and bomber escorts. Offensive flights in support of invading troops were also frequent. The squadron shot down 53 V-1 missiles. 30.07. - 8-0-0. Bomber escorts attacked by Bf-109 probably training units. 18.08. - 15-1-3. Record victory for one RAF squadron in one action during the whole war.
Flying Personnel Losses
date
machine
pilot
cause
06.01.
Spitfire VB P8744 PK-B
F/Sgt Kazimierz Łojek - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
19.04.
Mustang III FX895
P/O Roman Brygider - KAS
Crash during training flight.
20.05.
Mustang III FB179 PK-C
F/O Stanislaw Caliński (Cap) - KIA
Crash during operational flight over France.
10.06.
Mustang III FX960 PK-A
F/Lt Adam Sworniowski - KIA
Shot down by flak over France, shot by Germans while trying to escape.
22.06.
Mustang III FB398 PK-A
F/Lt Henryk Stefankiewicz - KIA
Shot down by flak over France.
24.06.
Mustang III FZ157 PK-Q
W/O Jan Adamiak - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
18.08.
Mustang III FB355 PK-K
S/Ldr Eugeniusz Horbaczewski - KIA
Shot down by fighter over France.
13.09.
Mustang III FX878 PK-F
Sgt Kazimierz Siwek - KIA
Crash while returning from a combat flight.
20.09.
Mustang III FB367 PK-V
W/O Tadeusz Jankowski - KIA
Shot down by flak over the Netherlands.
08.11.
Mustang III HB882 PK-M
Sgt Adolf Richter - KAS
Crashed during a training flight.
10.11.
Mustang III FB391 PK-E
F/Sgt Antoni Ciundziewicki - KIA
Shot down by flak over the Norwegian coast.
06.12.
Mustang III HB833 PK-U
F/Lt Jerzy Schmidt - KIA
Crash during operational flight near Norwegian coast.
07.12.
Mustang III HB857 PK-C
F/O Andrzej Czerwiński - KIA
Shot down by a fighter near the Norwegian coast.
23.12.
Mustang III HB885 PK-I
P/O Tadeusz Lubicz-Lisowski - KIA
Shot down by fighter over Norwegian coast.
KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - killed in action, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery prav. - probable kill/probably, poš. - damaged/demage ADGB - Air Defence from Great Britain
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1945 - 1947
Until the end of the war, the squadron's main duties were bomber escorts, patrols against V-1 and occasional attacks on ground targets.
25.03.1945 - the last V-1 kill 25.04.1945 - escorting bombers over Berchtesgaden, 133rd Wing and 3rd Wing completed the last and longest (5 hrs and 50 min) operational flight during WW2 14.01.1947 - disbanded
Flying Personnel Losses
date
machine
pilot
cause
21.02.1945
Mustang III FX939 PK-L
Sgt Tadeusz Kostuch - POW
Shot down by a fighter over Germany.
21.02.1945
Mustang III FB225 PK-D
F/Sgt Józef Donocik - KIA
Shot down by fighter over Germany.
09.07.1945
Mustang III KH524
F/Sgt Zenon Myczkowski - KAS
Crash during a training flight.
Pos: KIA - killed in action, MIA - missing, KAS - killed in action, POW - prisoner of war, flak - anti-aircraft artillery prav. - probable kill/probably, poš. - damaged/demage
sources: http://polishairforce.pl/ http://www.mysliwcy.pl/ www.geocities.com/skrzydla/ http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p51_9.html J.B.Cynk - Polskie Sily Powietrzne 1939-1945, AJ-Press 2001, ISBN 83-7237-089-3 W. Król - Zarys dzialań polskiego lotnictva w Wielkiej Brytanii 1940-1945, WKiL Warszawa 1990,ISBN 83-206-0852-x J. Kutzner - Zwycięstwa pilotów myśliwskich Polskich Sił Powietrznych na Zachodzie 1940-1945, Oficyna Wydawnicza "Adiutor", Warsaw 2007, ISBN 83-86100-80-X R. Gretzyngier, W. Matusiak, W. Wójcik, J. Zieliński - Ku czci poległych pilotników 1939-1945, Altair, Warsaw 2006, ISBN 83-86217-50-2
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Czechoslovak airmen at the squadron
period
name
note
21.01.1941-22.04.1941
F/Sgt Kania, Jozef
in Polish sources given as Józef Kania, a member of the Polish Air Force
source Rajlich, J. - Sehnal J.: Stíhači nad Kanálem, Naše Vojsko, 1993, 1st edition, ISBN 80-206-0320-4
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bases and operational areas of the 315th Squadron
1 - Acklington 2 - Speke 3 and 5 - Northolt 4 - Woodvale 6 - Hutton Cranswick 7 - Ballyhalbert 8 - Heston 9 - Coolham 10 - Holmsley South 11 - Ford 12 - Brenzett 13 and 15 - Andrews Field 14 - Peterhead 16 - Coltishall
zdroj: Halley, James J.: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force, Air Britain, 1980, ISBN 0 85130 083 9
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Pilots of the 315th Squadron pose near the Mustang Mk.III (FB387 PK-G) on which the squadron commander S/Ldr Eugeniusz Horbaczewski flew. On the photo from left to right: Flying Officer Bozydar Nowosielski, Squadron LeaderEugeniusz Horbaczewski, Flight SergeantStanisław Będkowski, Flight Lieutenant Gwidon Świstun, unknown member of ground staff, Michał Cwynar; unknown mechanic. Sitting on the ground is Warrant Officer Tadeusz Jankowski. Brenzett, Kent, 2 August 1944.
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The commander of the 315th Squadron, Capt. Eugeniusz Horbaczewski at his machine Mustang III (serial FB387 / PK-G). Under the cockpit and on the bow are recorded participation in bombing actions, number of aircraft kills and four kills V-1. Brenzett, Kent, 2 August 1944.
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A plaque with the names and nicknames of the 315th Squadron pilots written in chalk. The crossed-out names belong to pilots who were killed, missing or captured.
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