Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-01-01

Swinderby
Good weather, clouds 5/10 all day. Snow in the evening. Training flights, X country and instructional
flying. Total flying hours :-9.20.

1941-01-02

Fairly good weather with snow showers. Preparation of aircraft by servicing party. One test
flight. Preparation of aircraft for operational flights. Lecture on the co-operation of W/T with
the ground. Link trainer practice.

1941-01-03

Good visibility. Clouds and snow in the evening. X countries flights. Preparation of
aircraft for operational flights and briefing of crews. Operations cancelled in the afternoon. Link
trainer practice.

1941-01-04

Good visibility all day and night in spite of clouds. Training and X country flights during
day and night. Briefing and preparation of operational crewsand aircraft. Operations cancelled
in the afternoon. Link trainer practice.

1941-01-05

Frosty, good visibility in spite of clouds. Training flights. Church service at 0900 hours.
Briefing of crews and preparation of aircraft for operational flights – cancelled later.

1941-01-06

Low clouds and fog all day, snow showers. No flying. Usual ground training and link trainer
practice.

1941-01-07

Cloudy in the morning,clearing later. Training, instrument and X country flights during day and
night. Link trainer and usual ground training.

1941-01-08

Low clouds and drizzle, clearing slightly in the afternoon. 2 instrumental flights. Usual ground
training and Link trainer practice.

1941-01-09

Misty in the morning, high clouds and good visibility later. Training and X country flights by
day and night. Inspection of whole Squadron by the Sqdn. Commander. Reading of orders of
Polish Inspectorate General. Usual ground training and Link trainer practice

1941-01-10

Low clouds znd drizzle all day. One test flight. Usual ground training.

1941-01-11

Low clouds but good visibility. Training and instrument flights. Usual work and ground
training.

1941-01-12

Cloudy. Church service and 0900 hours. Training and X country flights totaling 19.20 hours.
Usual ground training and work.

1941-01-13

Fog in the morning clearing later. X country flights totaling 4.20 hours. Briefing and
preparation for operations – cancelled later. Usual ground training and Link trainer practice.

1941-01-14

Misty all day. (8/10 cloud). No.flying. Usual ground and Link trainer practices. Briefing
and preparation for operational flights – cancelled in the afternoon.

1941-01-15

Mist in the morning which cleared later, fine afternoon. One photographic flight and usual
training flights totaling 12.25 hours. Briefing of crews and preparation for operational flights
Raid over Bremen in early morning – which was cancelled on the 16.1.41. Usual ground training and
Link trainer practice.

1941-01-16

Mist in themorning, better later. Visibility 3 miles. Training flights by day and night totaling
2.20 hours. Night flying restricted due to weather. A film, usual ground training and Link trainer
practice.

1941-01-17

Little mist but generally good weather. Traing and X country flights. Z.Z. practice, flights
totaling 6.25 hours. Usual ground training and Link trainer practice.

1941-01-18

Good weather in the morning, snow later. Training flights and Z.Z. practice totaling 3.35 hours.
Briefing of crews and preparation for operational flights – cancelled.

1941-01-19

Cloudy, visibility good. Church service at 0900 hours. Squadron inspected by Station Commander
before the inspection by the C in C. Snow cleared from hangar. Operations cancelled. One
test flight of 20 mins.

1941-01-20

Frosty, mist and snow all day. No flying. Lectures and ground training. Film shown in the
afternoon.

1941-01-21

Fog in the morning, rain later. No, flying. Lectures and ground trainingand Link trainer
practice. Film on meteorology in the afternoon.

1941-01-22

Low cloud and drizzle, cleared later. No flying. Usual ground training and Link trainer practice.

1941-01-23

Fog, visibility bad. No flying. Usual ground training, General briefing of operational
flights by Station Commander.

1941-01-24

Fog, visibility poor. No flying. Usual ground training and Link trainer practice. Lecture
by an advisor of General de Gaulle on “Fall of France”.

1941-01-25

Low clouds, drizzle in the afternoon. No flying. Inspection of aircraft. Ground training.

1941-01-26

Low clouds, drizzle and snow. Church service at 0900 hours. Preparation for reception of the
C.in C. Practice march past. No flying. Gground training.

1941-01-27

Low clouds and frost. No flying. Preparation for the visit of C in C. In the afternoon
visit of their Majesties, the King and Queen. Inspection of Squadron and march past.

1941-01-28

Low clouds, mist and drizzle. No flying. Gground training.

1941-01-29

Low clouds and mist. Lecture for all Polish personnel. No flying. Ground training and film on “Bomb Aiming”.

1941-01-30

Low clouds and mist. No flying. Usual ground training and lecture by Group Captain
Stachon on “Proceedure to adopt when sending crews to another aerodrome”.

1941-01-31

Low clouds and mist, visibility one mile. No flying. Normal ground training and
exercises, Exercises with “Syko” and code. C.D.15.