A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Seagull V (Walrus) amphibian, which was launched from the light cruiser, HMAS Sydney II, after a naval bombardment of Bardia on 21 June 1940. The aircraft was shot down by Italian fighters whilst conducting a reconnaissance of the Bardia area. reddit.com/gallery/r8v3uz
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πŸ‘€︎ u/JCFalkenberglll
πŸ“…︎ Dec 04 2021
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Bf-109G-14/AS, of 2. Iovacko Jato, 1. Zrakoplovna Skupina (2nd Fighter Squadron, 1st Air Group) of the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia. Vladimir Sandtner, defected in this aircraft to Falconara-Italy in April 1945.The Americans sold it to 318 Sqn (Polish) RAF for two bottles of wisky.
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 06 2020
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1942. Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb's of No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on a fighter sweep over northern France. (564 x 554)
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WWII. 1942. Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb's of No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on a fighter sweep over northern France. (564 x 554)
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1942. Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb's of No. 303 (Polish) Squadron on a fighter sweep over northern France. (564 x 554)
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πŸ“…︎ Dec 04 2021
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New Guinea Campaign. Nadzab, Huon Peninsula. 5 October 1943. Pilots and ground crew from No. 4 (Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron RAAF pose in front of a CAC Boomerang fighter/ground attack aircraft. (640 x 394)
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A No 9 Squadron, RAAF, Seagull V (Walrus) amphibian, which was launched from the light cruiser, HMAS Sydney II, after a naval bombardment of Bardia on 21 June 1940. The aircraft was shot down by Italian fighters whilst conducting a reconnaissance of the Bardia area. reddit.com/gallery/maxvhv
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"A formation of Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIAs of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron dip their wings as they pass the saluting base during a visit by WΕ‚adysΕ‚aw Raczkiewicz, the President of Poland, to RAF Northolt, 4 April 1941." Β© IWM (CH 2442).
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πŸ‘€︎ u/JCFalkenberglll
πŸ“…︎ Dec 01 2021
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Boeing B-17C Fortress (40-2070) of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron. Caught on approach to Hickam Field by Japanese Fighters, the pilot managed to land the burning B-17 which broke in half upon hitting the runway and came to rest just short of the Hale Makai barracks. December 7th, 1941.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Darth_Texan
πŸ“…︎ Nov 28 2021
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P-51 Mustang fighter planes of No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron lined up for take off at Andrews Field in Great Britain, 27 April 1945.
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πŸ“…︎ Aug 26 2021
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Pilots of No. 303 (Polish) Fighter Squadron at RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire, 24 Oct 1940. Picture from left to right are: PO Miroslaw Feric, FO Bogdan Grzeszczak, PO Jan Zumbach, FO Zdzislaw Henneberg and Flight Lieutenant John Kent, a Canadian who commanded 'A' Flight of the Squadron at the time. reddit.com/gallery/oedgdy
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πŸ“…︎ Jul 05 2021
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In May 1945, the Polish 318 Squadron, for two bottles of whiskey, acquired two Luftwaffe planes! The Messerschmitt Me-109 and the second BΓΌcker 181 Bestmann.
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P-51 Mustang fighter planes of No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron lined up for take off at Andrews Field in Great Britain, 27 April 1945.
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 27 2020
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The wireless operator of a Lockheed Hudson (No. 206 Squadron) signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to close formation while returning from a reconnaissance sortie around Heligoland Bight. Colourised. reddit.com/gallery/r61352
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πŸ‘€︎ u/vorst17735
πŸ“…︎ Nov 30 2021
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Hurricane of No. 306 (City of Torun) Polish Fighter Squadron, ( 306 Dywizjon MyΕ›liwski "ToruΕ„ski" Squadron (Polish), on the the field at Ternhill in Shropshire, England 1941.
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πŸ“…︎ Nov 24 2020
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The wireless operator of a Lockheed Hudson (No. 206 Squadron) signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to close formation while returning from a reconnaissance sortie around Heligoland Bight. Colourised with GIMP- 2.10 reddit.com/gallery/r6140p
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πŸ“…︎ Nov 30 2021
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A Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXb of No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron at RAF Northolt
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πŸ“…︎ Aug 18 2020
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V-1 flying bomb out of control after being attacked by 316 Polish Fighter Squadron Mustang Mk. IIIs on July 4th 1944
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Flight Sergeant Giermer of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron RAF with "Misia", the Squadron's dog-mascot, 26 August 1942
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πŸ“…︎ Nov 26 2019
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No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 15 2020
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Phuoc Tuy Province. c 1968. A 'hot' extraction of an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) long range reconnaissance patrol by a Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of No. 9 Squadron RAAF. (640 x 410)
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πŸ“…︎ Nov 16 2021
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Jerzy Eligiusz Glowczewski, 97, who was born in Poland, fled when the Nazis invaded, joined Britain's Royal Air Force and flew 100 millions with the No. 308 "City of Krakow" Polish fighter squadron. He was the last surviving member of the squadron, and died in Manhattan. nytimes.com/2020/05/14/ob…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/CatPooedInMyShoe
πŸ“…︎ Aug 17 2020
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Me and another Polish ace are looking for a couple more gents who’d like to join our platoon on the XB1. The platoon’s name/logo is based on the No. 303rd Fighter Squadron RAF (legendary Polish pilots in WW2). We’re not a milsim team, we’d just like to have fun. Comment or DM if you’re interested :D
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πŸ“…︎ Jun 10 2019
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The wireless operator/air gunner of a Lockheed Hudson Mark I of No. 206 Squadron RAF based at Bircham Newton, Norfolk, signals with an Aldis lamp to four other aircraft of the Squadron to "close formation" while returning from a reconnaissance sortie in the Heligoland Bight area. reddit.com/gallery/r7hfaj
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πŸ‘€︎ u/vorst17735
πŸ“…︎ Dec 02 2021
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V-1 flying bomb out of control after being attacked by 316 Polish Fighter Squadron Mustang Mk. IIIs on July 4th 1944
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Fighter Squadron 74 (VF 74) F-4J β€œPhantom II” fighter aircraft escorts a Soviet TU-95 β€œBear” reconnaissance bomber flying off the starboard side of USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Photographed July 15, 1976. [2412 x 1816]
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πŸ“…︎ Jan 27 2019
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Greek Air Force personnel, 23rd Pursuit Squadron with a Polish made PZL P.24 fighter, 1940. The main Greek fighter but helpless even facing the Italian Fiat CR.42 biplanes although the Polish fighter carried 2x20 mm cannons. I always wondered about the pilot visibility in this plane. Credit in pic.
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πŸ“…︎ Jul 22 2021
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Pilots of No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron RAF gathered by their Commanding Officer's new Mustang Mark III (FB387, PG-G) at Brenzett, Kent, 1944.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/michaelconfoy
πŸ“…︎ Jul 10 2015
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TIL of the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, a group of Polish aces in exile who became the RAF's single most effective squadron in the Second World War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No.…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/CrimsonLoyalty
πŸ“…︎ Dec 08 2015
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No. 303 Polish fighter squadron pilots, L-R: F/O FeriΔ‡, F/Lt Lt Kent, F/O Grzeszczak, P/O Radomski, P/O Zumbach, P/O Łokuciewski, F/O Henneberg, Sgt Rogowski, Sgt Szaposznikow... Highest scoring RAF fighter squadron during the Battle of Britain, 1940
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πŸ‘€︎ u/KaieriNikawerake
πŸ“…︎ Jul 06 2016
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TIL that during the Battle of Britain the best fighter planes were flown by the all Polish unit, the No. 303 Kosciuszko Squadron toptenz.net/top-10-surpri…
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Spitfire Vb AB910 RF-D: No. 303 KoΕ›ciuszko Polish Fighter Squadron
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πŸ“…︎ Oct 09 2013
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Polish flying ace Jan Zumbach, left, of the 303 Kosciuszko Polish Fighter Squadron poses with his Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb EN951 RF-D. Zumbach was stationed with the RAF at this time. With him are Wing Commander Stefan Witorzenc (center) and Flight Lieutenant Zygmunt Bienkowski (right). 1943
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 27 2021
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A USAAF North American F-6C Mustang fighter from the 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
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πŸ‘€︎ u/RyanSmith
πŸ“…︎ Feb 16 2018
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1 January 1945. A Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX of No. 303 'Polish' Squadron forced to land due to low fuel. (1500 x 950)
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πŸ“…︎ Dec 02 2021
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A U.S. Navy Vought F-8J Crusader of fighter squadron VF-194 "Red Lightnings" intercepts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 reconnaissance aircraft near the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) (steaming below) on 25 May 1974.
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πŸ“…︎ Jan 30 2018
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UK. 1 August 1960. Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck 4B fighter of No. 440 Squadron 'Bats' at Prestwick Airport, Glasgow. (1024 x 661)
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A De Havilland Mosquito PR Mark XVI of No. 140 Squadron RAF, warms up its engines in a dispersal at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium, before taking off on a night photographic-reconnaissance sortie. February 15th 1945. [2305x1772] reddit.com/gallery/nvqwgr
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πŸ‘€︎ u/vorst17735
πŸ“…︎ Jun 09 2021
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A De Havilland Mosquito PR Mark XVI of No. 140 Squadron RAF, warms up its engines in a dispersal at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium, before taking off on a night photographic-reconnaissance sortie. February 15th 1945. reddit.com/gallery/nvqwgr
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πŸ‘€︎ u/vorst17735
πŸ“…︎ Jun 09 2021
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A No 220 Squadron Fortress IIA seen 'bombing up' with depth charges at Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides, May 1943. While preferring B-24 Liberators, the RAF Coastal Command also used B-17’s for long range reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. B-17’s were credited with destroying 11 U-Boats.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Tenyearnotes
πŸ“…︎ May 29 2021
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A No 220 Squadron Fortress IIA seen 'bombing up' with depth charges at Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides, May 1943. While preferring B-24 Liberators, the RAF Coastal Command also used B-17’s for long range reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. B-17’s were credited with destroying 11 U-Boats.
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πŸ“…︎ May 29 2021
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Polish fighter ace Squadron Leader Eugene Horbaczewski, with his P-51 Mustang
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πŸ“…︎ Dec 14 2020
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What happened to the planes of the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron after the Second World War?

Were they scrapped, left to rot, sent to other allied countries, etc.?

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πŸ“…︎ Jul 28 2013
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An Italian Caproni Ca.309 Ghibli reconnaissance plane, captured by No. 3 Squadron RAAF, at Idku, Egypt, in 1943.
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