Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1940-08-01

Bramcote

C.O. Wing Commander W. Makowski.
Weather mainly fine. Flying Hours – 17.40.
Training flying, formation flying, cross-country flying, local night flying.

1940-08-02

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 13.05
Dive bombing and firing at the Wash Range. Two taxying accidents.

1940-08-03

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 11.25
Formation flying, dive bombing, low level bombing, local night flying.
Air Officer Commanding in Chief Bomber Command visited the Station and the Squadron between
15.00 and 17.00 hours.

1940-08-04

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 6.45
Training flying – aircraft Anson. Cross country flying and Wireless exercises.

1940-08-05

Bramcote

Weather – fair after morning mist. Thundery showers during late afternoon. Flying hours 6.15.
Navigation lecture, Link Trainer exercises, Wireless training (Anson), local night flying.

1940-08-06

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 11.50.
Navigation and wireless training (Anson), Formation flying and high dive bombing.
Navigation lecture and Signals lecture (Aldis), link Trainer.

1940-08-07

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 11.45.
11.30 Visit of the Polish Prime Minister (General Sikorski). Formation flying and dive bombing
1430. demonstration. Local night flying.

1940-08-08

Bramcote

Weather cloudy, slight rain in afternoon. Flying hours – 15.10
Low flying, cross country and instrument flying. Link Trainer. Syko practice and
Navigation lecture.

1940-08-09

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine, Overcast. Flying hours – 13.20
Instrument flying, lowel level flying, Navigation and Wireless lecture, Cross-country and
wireless practice, Local Night Flying.

1940-08-10

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 9.05.
Navigation and wireless lecture. W/T calibration on Battle Aircraft. Dive bombing (training).

1940-08-11

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 29.50
Dive bombing at Otmoor Range – Instrument flying Local night flying.

1940-08-12

Bramcote

Weather fine. Flying hours – 14.20.
Cross-country flights. A flight at 25,000 ft. by p/Off. M. Rusiecki. Instrument flying.
Link Trainer.

1940-08-13

Bramcote

Weather fog and low clouds. Flying hours – 3.25
Link Trainer exercises for crews. Duel flying on Anson aircraft. Oxygen lecture.

1940-08-14

Bramcote

Weather cloudy with occasional drizzle in frontal regions. Flying hours – 25.20
Instrument flying, cross-country flying, Formation flying, Wireless practice (Anson aircraft).

1940-08-15

Bramcote

Weather fine. Flying hours – 19.35.
Instrument flying, - W/T practice (Anson) – Photographic practice – low level and cross
country flying

1940-08-16

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 14.30
Cross-country and navigation flying. Formation low flying. High dive bombing. Wireless practice

1940-08-17

Bramcote

Weather fine. Flying hours – 38.50
High dive bombing and low level bombing. Cross-country flying – Dive bombing at Otmoor Range
Instrument flying. 1 flight at 25,000 feet.

1940-08-18

Bramcote

Weather fine – Flying hours – 18.50
Formation flying. Flying training on Anson. Cross-country and wireless practice.

1940-08-19

Bramcote

Weather cloudy, rain in afternoon. Flying hours -10.10
Cross-country and formation flying. Low level bombing..

1940-08-20

Bramcote

Weather cloudy. Flying hours – 4.45.
Visit by H.M. the King. Formation flying and low level bombing demonstration.

1940-08-21

Bramcote

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 35.30.
High dive and low level bombing at the East Wash Range. Preparations for moving.
1940-08-22
Swinderby
The Squadron moved to Swinderby. Flying hours – 4.45. Weather cloudy.

1940-08-23

Swinderby

No flying. Main party arrived by road. Day spent on organizing and accommodating Squadron.

1940-08-24

Swinderby

Weather clouds. Flying hours – 2.00
Blind flying. Ground practice.

1940-08-25

Swinderby

Weather cloudy. Flying hours – 7.10.
Local training flying. Cross-country (Anson). Instrument flying.

1940-08-26

Swinderby

Weather cloudy. Flying hours – 18.00.
Instrument flying. Navigation flying. Cross-country. Night Flying cancelled.

1940-08-27

Swinderby

Weather cloudy. Flying hours. – 7.00
Forced landing training. Formation flying. Air fighting exercises.

1940-08-28

Swinderby

Weather cloudy. Flying hours – 21.15
Bombing and firing practice at Wash Range. Instrument flying. Cross-country flying.

1940-08-29

Swinderby

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 30.20.
Bombing and firing practice at Wash Range. Cross-country flying and forcedlanding
practice.

1940-08-30

Swinderby

Weather mainly fine. Flying hours – 10.55.
Cross-country and Instrument flying. Wireless practice. Lecture on silhouettes of ships.

1940-08-31

Swinderby

Weather fine. Flying hours – 14.30.
Cross-country and Instrument flying.