Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1940-10-01

Swinderby
6 a/c co-operated with Army Units – simulating German dive bombing methods. Instrument flying,
X-country flying and practice flying with bomb load carried out. Total flying hours for day
13 hours. Weather Cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-02

“Standby 20”, 3 a/c flying with syrens and H.D.B. for Air Marshall Portal, A.O.C. Bomber Command.
Screen test, X-country and instrument flying. Total flying for day – 17.05 hours.
Weather Conditions – Mainly Fair.

1940-10-03

X - country flying, drogue firing and towing for obs. And A.G. test of a/c and instruments.
Z.Z. procedure withoutlanding (defect of W/T Ground) 3 a/c for “standby 1”. Total flying for
day – 26.50. Weather Cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-04

Local flying, Z.Z. procedure, X – country flying. A/c airtest after inspection. Total flying
for day – 7.30 hours. Weather Cond. Fair.

1940-10-05

“Standby 20”, exercise for bombing enemy barges (Invasion exercise). Total flying for day –
19.55 hours. Weather Cond. Fair.

1940-10-06

Practice bombing on bombing area, local flying and instrumen flying. Total flying for day –
6.75 hours. Weather Cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-07

X –country flying ands instrument flying. Photo flying. Lesson of code of radio communication.
Total flying for day – 17.15 hours. Weather Cond. Fair.

1940-10-08

“Standby 20”. X – country flying, practice exercise flying for A/A ground. Total flying for
day – 3.50 hours. Weather cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-09

X – country flying with W/T practice, 2 a/c to dispersal point. Total flying for day – 10.45
Hours. Weather cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-10

8 a/c operational flying, practice air firing at the slieve target, 3 a/c from dispersal point
to base. W/T air practice, X – country flying. Total flying for day – 4035 hours.
Weather cond. Fair.

1940-10-11

X – country flying with W/T practice. Photography and instrument flying, 3 a/c from base to dispersal point. Total Flying for day – 16.30 hours. Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-12

“Standby 30”. Practice bombing H.L.B.., X – country flying. Z.Z. flying. Total flying for day –
10.05 hours. Weather cond. M. Fair.

1940-10-13

6 a/c operational flying. 1 a/c crashed, crew killed, F/O Gebicki.J., Sgt. Morawa.E., Sgt.
Egierski.. 2 picketed a/c damaged in enemy bombing raid. X – country flying, test flying,
3 a/c from dispersal point to base. Total flying for day – 30.05 hours. Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-14

“Standby 30”. Instrument flying, X – country flying. W/T practice. Total flying for day –
2.55.hours. Weather cond. (M.Fair and Poor)

1940-10-15

X - country flying, W/T air practice, training flying for pilots, instrument flying, Z.Z practice.
Total flying for day – 10.25 hours. Weather cond. M. Fair

1940-10-16

W/T air practice. A/c air test. Z.Z procedur. Squadron being reequiped with (dual) Wellington
A/c. The 1st a/c arrived and attached to “A” Flight. Total flying for day – 3.50 hours.
Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-17

No flying - Poor weather.

1940-10-18

“Standby” 30`. X – country flying, a/c air test. Total flying for day – 2.25 hours. Weatther
Cond. Poor.

1940-10-19

a/c air test, No other flying – poor weather. Navigation lesson for crews. Total flying for
day – 0.15hours. Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-20

“Standby”30`. X – country flying, Z.Z. procedure, a/c. Air test of a/c, afternoon lecture for
crews. Total flying for day – 8.25 hours. Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-21

No flying – lecture and lesson for aircrews. Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-22

Very bad weather – No flying.

1940-10-23

a/c air test. Exercise on ground on Wellington a/c. Total flying for day – 0.30 hours.
Weather cond. Poor.

1940-10-24

“Standby“ 30`. Local dual on Wellington a/c. X – country flying, photographic flying. Air test
of a/c. Lecture on Wellington, installation, engines, etc. Total flying for day – 3.10 hours.
Weather cond. M.Fair

1940-10-25

X-country flying, instrument flying, W/T air practice and TR 9, photographic flying, dual
local flying on Wellington. Z.Z. procedure flying, lecture for Air Gunners on the armament of
Wellington. Total flying for day – 22.15 hours. Weather cond. M.Fair.

1940-10-26

“Standby”30`. X – country flying, instrument flying, running fix, force landing exercise.
W/T air practice, navigation flying, dual flying on Wellington and first solo on Wellington.
Total flying fo day – 17.25 hours. Weather cond.-M.Fair

1940-10-27

X – country flying – navigation exercise. Z.Z. procedure flying, formation flying with TR 9
(intercommunication) exercise, force landing. W/T air practice, local flying on Wellington. Total flying for day – 16.25 hours. Weather cond. Fair.
1940-10-28
“Standby”30`. X – country flying, local dual flying on Wellington. Air Gunner lecture – Gun
Turret handling. Total flying for day – 6.00 hours. Weather cond. M.Fair.

1940-10-29

X – country flying, instrument flying. Air test of a/c. W/T air practice. Wellington dual and
Solo local flying. 1 battle a/c crashed – crew, F/O. Bielanski, Sgt. Goebel, Sgt. Szmajdowicz,
Killed. Total flying for day – 26.30 hours. Weather cond. Fair.

1940-10-30

“Standby”30`. Z.Z. procedure flying, local dual and solo flying on Wellington. Total flying
for day – 6.30 hours. Weather cond. M.Fair.

1940-10-31

Instument flying, force landing, local flying on Anson and Wellington (solo and dual).
Navigation exercise for observers(ground). First Wellington equipped with full armament arrived
and attached to “A” Flight. Total flying for day – 6.75 hours. Weather cond. M.Fair.