Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-04-01

Swinderby
Cloudy. Intermittent showers. Local training flights, instrument flying. Total flying hours
5.20. Link trainer and usual ground training of personnel.

1941-04-02

Low clouds, rain and strong wind. Instruments and other local training flights. Lorenz practice.
Total flying hours 8.40. Link trainer and usual ground training.

1941-04-03

Low clouds. No flying. Ground training of all types. Supervision of aircraft by the crews.

1941-04-04

Cloudy 10/10 in the morning. Sunshine in the afternoon. Local training flying including
instrument flying and Lorenz practice. Total flying hours 6.50. Usual ground training.

1941-04-05

Cloudy morning, gradually improving. Local flights. Total flying hours 5.40. Usual ground training.

1941-04-06

Clouds; gradually increasing wind, clear weather in the evening. Cross country and local training
flights. Total flying hours: 4.00. Briefing for operational flight from Waddington to Brest. 4
crews. Operational flying time 22.00 hours.

1941-04-07

Cloud base 3000 ft and slight wind. Local training flights. 3 aircrafts went to Tollerton for
training of pilots. Total time 6.35 hours. 5 crews detailed for operations were briefed and went
from Waddington to Brest. Total time of operational flights 30.00 hours.

1941-04-08

Cloudy but good visibility. Local flying of a total of 7.05 hours. Briefing of operational crews.
Operations with flights over Kiel from base at Swinderby. Time of operational filghts.25.45 hours.

1941-04-09

Cloudy with good visibility. Local flights and cross county. Total time 5.10 hours. Ground
training. Link trainer and supervision of aircraft.

1941-04-10

Clear weather in the morning, cloudy afternoon, misty in the evening. Local training flights and cross country and night training flights. Total time 20.25 hours.

1941-04-11

Cloudy all day. No flying. During the day operational crews were briefed and prepared. Operations
cancelled at 18.00 hours.

1941-04-12

Low clouds and mist in the morning. Improvement during the afternoon. Local training flying.
Total time 13.35 hours.

1941-04-13

Cloud cover 3/10ths with wind. Operations cancelled. Night training flights of a total of
1.55 hours.

1941-04-14

Low clouds up to 16.00 hours. Clear later. Preparations for operations. 6 crews over Brest.
Total operational time 34.25 hours. 3 crews had night training flying of a total of 2.20 hours.

1941-04-15

Clouds 7/10th gradually decreasing, clear evening. Local flying 4.55 hours. Night training flying
0.35 hours. Ground training.

1941-04-16

Clouds 7/10ths. Local flying 7.45 hours. 6 crews briefed for operations over Berlin but target
changed at the last moment for Bremen. Total operations time 34.20 hours. Night training flying 1.25 hrs.

1941-04-17

Clear weather with clouds in the evening. Preparations of crews and aircraft for operations. 4
crews went on operations over Berlin. Total operational time 23.45 hours. Night training flights
total time 1.00 hours.

1941-04-18

Clear weather. Local training flights 10.35 hours. Night training flights 1.30 ours. Usual ground training.

1941-04-19

Clouds 9/10ths. Local training flights and cross country 5.20 hrs. Usual ground training Operations cancelled

1941-04-20

Clouds 5/10ths. Clear night. Local training flights and cross country 13.40 hrs. Operational flights
to Cologne - 6 crews. Total operational time 34.00 hrs. Short distance operational flight of
one crew cancelled. On returning, one of the aircraft landed in Upwood and was damaged.

1941-04-21

Sun, no clouds. Local training flights and cross country 4.00 hrs. Usual ground training for the
rest of personnel.

1941-04-22

Cloud cover 10/10ths and strong wind. Local training flights 5.35 hrs. Ground training.

1941-04-23

Clouds 8/10ths during the day. At night clear sky with good visibility. Local training flights
10.10 hrs. 5 crews detailed for operations over Brest and one fresher crew for a short distance
flight. The latter was cancelled. The medium operations were carried out. Total time of operational
flying 30.05 hours.

1941-04-24

Clouds 5/10ths in day time, at night clear sky and good visibility. One cross country
flight of 2.10. hrs. One fresher crew detailed and completed operations to Le Havre. Time of
operational flight. 5.20 hrs.

1941-04-25

No clouds, sun and strong wind. Local training flights 6.20 hrs. Night training flights 5.00 hrs.
5 crews were sent on operations over Kiel. All returned safely, one crew landing at Cranwell.
Total operational time 37.00 hrs.

1941-04-26

Cloud 8/10ths in day time, 10/10ths at night. Local training flights and cross country 12.10 hrs.
Night training flights 3.10 hrs. Ground training.

1941-04-27

Cloud cover 10/10ths, base 2000 ft. Local training flights 5.00 hrs. Night training flights
1.40 hrs. Operations cancelled. Usual ground training.

1941-04-28

10/10 cloud cover, ajowers and mist, some improvements in the evening. Local training flights,
Lorenz practice and night training flights. Total,hours at day 1.00 hrs; at night 4.10 hrs.
Operations cancelled.

1941-04-29

10/10ths cloud cover, cloud base 2000 ft, visibility good. Local training flights. Total time
8.30 hrs. Operations over Mannheim. 6 crews completed the operations. Total time 43.00 hrs.

1941-04-30

Clear weather in the morning; clouds, with fairly good visibility in the evening. Local
training flights of a total of 4.05 hrs. No operations. Night training flights 4.00 hrs.