Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-06-01

Swinderby

Good weather. Cloud cover 4/5. Local training flights 5.20 hours. Church service at 09.00 hours.
Usual ground training.

1941-06-02

Swinderby

Cloud cover 10/10. Physical training for flying personnel. Local training flights and
Lorenz practice 5.10 hours. Usual ground training.

1941-06-03

Swinderby

Cloud 10/10, base 1,000 feet. Local training flights 5.00 hours. Usual ground training and
Physical training.

1941-06-04

Swinderby

Cloud 4/10. Sunny. Local training flights and cross countries 10 hours. Usual ground training,
lectures and physical training.

1941-06-05

Swinderby

Cloud 5/10 in the morning and 10/10 in the evening, base 1,000 feet. Local flights, Z Z and Lorenz
practice, 17.20 hours. Usual ground training and physical training. Inspection of air crews.
Briefing for operational flight to Kiel, which was cancelled.

1941-06-06

Swinderby

Misty in the morning. Cloudy, visibility 3 - 5 miles. Local flights 1.15 hours. Lecture on astro-
navigation. Usual ground training.

1941-06-07

Swinderby

Low clouds and mist in the morning Operations cancelled before noon. No flying. Usual ground training.

1941-06-08

Swinderby
Low clouds, mist. Test flights 35 minutes. Church parade. Usual ground training and inspection of
aircrews. At 18.30 briefing for operations over Dortmund which were eventually cancelled.

1941-06-09

Swinderby

Low clouds, misty. Local training 3.55 hours. Usual ground training. Operations cancelled
at 17.30.

1941-06-10

Swinderby
Cloud cover 10/10. Misty. Local flights 6.35 hours. Usual ground training.

1941-06-11

Swinderby

Cloud 7/10. Visibility good. Local flights 6 hours. Usual ground and physical training. Preparation
for operations over Dusseldorf. 9 crews despatched. One crew missing, crashed in sea on return
flight. Last fix was 528 30 mins North – 03800 East, Total operational hours 44.

1941-06-12

Swinderby

Cloud 5/10. 2 aircraft searched for missing machine with no success. Total time 8.20 hours.
Inspection of aircrews. Briefing for operations over Osnabruck – 11 crews. Total operational hours 56.

1941-06-13

Swinderby

Cloud cover 7/10. Rest after operations. Daily inspection of aircrews.

1941-06-14

Swinderby

Cloud cover 10/10. Drizzle and mist. Instrument flying and Lorenz practice. Total time 2.10 hours.
Usual ground and physical training

1941-06-15

Swinderby

Cloud 5/10 in morning. 8/10 in afternoon. Daily inspection of aircrews. Local flights 6 hours.
Preparation for operations, briefing. Target – Dusseldorf. 10 crews despatched. One attacked by
enemy fighter off Dutch coast. Total time 44 hours.

1941-06-16

Swinderby

No clouds, sunny. Local flights 6.30 hours. Preparations for operations. Briefing. Target Duisberg.
10 sorties, total hours 58.

1941-06-17

Swinderby

No flying. Half day off in afternoon.

1941-06-18

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flights and exercise with infantry 9 hours. Preparation for operations over Bremen.
Briefing at 18.30 ours. 7 crews despatched, total time 46 hours. One crew failed to return.

1941-06-19

Swinderby

No clouds. Operational crews resting. Local flights 2 hours. Usual ground training.

1941-06-20

Swinderby
No clouds. Local flights , exercise with fighters and cross countries. 13 hours. Night training flights
1 hour. Operations cancelled.

1941-06-21

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flights and cross countries. 10 hours. Usual ground and physical training.

1941-06-22

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flights and cross countries 4 hours. Operations over Bremen – 7 crews. Total time
46 hours.

1941-06-23

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flights and instrument flying 5.30 hours. Usual ground and physical training. Night
flying training 2 hours.

1941-06-24

Swinderby
No clouds. Local flying and Lorenz practice 14 hours, and formations flights. Usual ground training.
Night training flights 35 minutes

1941-06-25

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flying and cross countries 5 hours. Preparation for operations. Briefing of crews
at 18.30 hours. 7 crews were detailed and flew over Bremen. Total operational hours 43.

1941-06-26

Swinderby

No clouds. Local flying 3 hours. Rest after operations. Usual ground training.

1941-06-27

Swinderby

Cloud cover 7/10. Local flying and cross countries 2.30 hours. Inspection of aircrews. Afternoon,
Air Marshall Ujejski decorated 4 British airmen with the Polish Cross of Merit, and Polish Officers
and airmen with Virtuti Militari and Cross for Bravery.

1941-06-28

Swinderby

Cloud cover 10/10. Base 2,000 feet. Local flying with one engine. 6.30 hours. Physical training
and usual ground training. Operations cancelled after briefing.

1941-06-29

Swinderby
Cloud cover 3/10. Local flying, Lorenz practice 2 hours. Preparation for operations. 8 crews
briefed at 18.30 hours. Objective Bremen. One crew landed in sea. Total operation hours 47.

1941-06-30

Swinderby

Cloud cover 5/10. Two aircraft searched for missing crew, and one located about 90 miles off coast
cruising about until missing crew were picked up by motor-launch. Local flying and cross countries
20 hours. Usual ground training.