Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1940-09-01

Swinderby
Weather: Fine. Flying Hours: 10.00 hours.
Wireless lecture and flights. Cross-country. Night flying.

1940-09-02

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying Hours: 30.00 hours
Bombing and firing at the Wash range. Instrument flying.

1940-09-03

Weather: Fine. Flying Hours: - 18.15.
Cross-country. Formation flying. Night flying.

1940-09-04

Weather: Fine. Flying Hours: 13.00.0
Instrument Flying. Cross-country.

1940-09-05

Weather: Fine. Flying Hours: 25.40.
Cross-country. Instrument flying. Link Trainer.

1940-09-06

Weather: Fine. Flying Hours: 26.00.
Bombing at Wash range. Instrument flying. Cross-country.

1940-09-07

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying Hours: 20.30.
Instrument flying. Formation flying. Cross-country.

1940-09-08

Weather: Fine. Flying hours: 3.10.
Cross-country. Instrument flying. Stand-by. 3.

1940-09-09

Weather: Fine. Flying hours: 5.40.
Formation flying. Wireless practice. Code 75. Lecture on Log-books.

1940-09-10

Weather: Fine. Flying hours: 6.35.
Stand by 3. Instrument flying (local) Wireless and “code” lecture.

1940-09-11

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 22.50.
Cross-country. Instrument flying. Night flying (cross-country). Three planes landed at Digby due to “Red alarm”

1940-09-12

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 0.30.
Stand-by. One plane came back from Digby.

1940-09-13

Weather: Mainly Fine. Flying hours: 3.45. (At night strong wind 50 mph).
Cross-country. Wireless practice. Preparation for operational flying.

1940-09-14

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 19.15.
3 planes – operational flying – bombing of enemy barges in Bolougne. All returned.
Cross-country. Training flying. F/lt Lesczynski posted to the Squadron.

1940-09-15

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 26.50.
6 planes – operational flying. Boulogne. All returned. Cross-country.

1940-09-16

Weather: Heavy wind. Flying hours: 2.10.
Stand by 20`. 1 cross-country. Instrument flying.

1940-09-17

Weather: Windy, mainly fine. Flying hours. 5.30.
Forced landing training. Miscellaneous flying.

1940-09-18

Weather: Windy. Flying hours: 34.05.
Cross-country. Operational flying (2 planes) – bombing of barges in Boulogne. (Morning). Local night flying. Operational flying – Boulogne – at night – 6 planes.

1940-09-19

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 3.35.
Cross-country. Testing of Aircraft. Stand-by 3. Flight Lieutnant Lesczynski attached to Hucknall.

1940-09-20

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 20.20.
Cross-country. Bombing at Wash Range. Formation flying.

1940-09-21

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 2.05.
5 Air Gunners arrived from Hucknall. Operational flying cancelled. Testing of Aircraft. Photography flight.

1940-09-22

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 5.20.
Operational flying cancelled. Cross-country. Take-off with bombs rehearsal.

1940-09-23

Weather: Mainly fine. Flyinghours: 9.53.
Stand by 20`. Training flights. Cross-country.

1940-09-24

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 29.00
Operational flying – Bolougne – 6 planes – all returned. One night cross-country.

1940-09-25

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 9.55.
Wireless and navigation flights. Take off one overloaded aircraft. Instrument flying.

1940-09-26

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 28.05.
Operational flying – 9 planes – bombed Ostend. Instrument flying. Cross-country.

1940-09-27

Weather: Fine. Flying hours: 17.35.
Cross-country. Navigation practice and W/T.

1940-09-28

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 18.05.
Cross-country. Training flying. Instrument flying.

1940-09-29

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 18.05.
Stand by 20`. – Flying. Cross-country. W/T practice.

1940-09-30

Weather: Mainly fine. Flying hours: 12.10.
Navigation flying. Cross-country. Dive bombing (6 planes) Local night flying.