Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-11-01

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Cloud cover 8/10. Showery in morning, clear sky and full moon at night. Local flying & Lorenz practice 8 hrs.
Prepared for operations carried out by 8 aircraft over Kiel. Operational time 49 hrs.

1941-11-02

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Cloud cover 10/10. Showery and strong wind. Clear sky and full moon at night. Church parade 09.00 hrs. Local
flying 1.30 hrs. Inspection of aircraft after operations.

1941-11-03

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Cloud cover 7/10. Local flying, lorenz practice and practice bombing flights 12 hrs. Lecture for crews.

1941-11-04

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Cloud cover 10/10. Drizzel and mist improving in the evening. Local flying 1.30 hrs. Inspection of aircraft.
Parachute and fire drill.

1941-11-05

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Cloud cover 5/10. Local flying 9 hrs. Operations cancelled early afternoon.

1941-11-06

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Cloud cover 9/10. Strong wind, low clouds. Local flying 8 hrs.

1941-11-07

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No cloud. Sunny, strong wind. Local flying and night training flying. 12 hrs.. day and 1.40 hrs. night. Prepared
for operations carried out by 10 aircraft over Berling and Mannheim. 4 crews did not reach target due to strong
icing conditions. Bombed Dutch coast on return. 2 aircraft failed to return to base. 2 aircraft landed at Man[Illegible]
due to shortage of petrol. Operational time 52 hrs.

1941-11-08

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No cloud. Local flying 8 hrs. Ceremony of handing over colours to No. 304 (P) Squadron.

1941-11-09

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Cloud cover 10/10 improving to 3/10 in afternoon. Local flying 5 hrs. Church parade 09.00 hrs. Operations
carried out by 6 aircraft over Hamburg. Operational time 38 hrs.

1941-11-10

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Cloud cover 10/10. Strong wind and showers. No flying. Inspection of aircraft after operations.

1941-11-11

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Cloud cover 2/10 gradually increasing to 7/10. local and cross country flights. 16 hrs.

1941-11-12

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Cloud cover 10/10 improving to 5/10. Showers and mist. Local flying 4.30 hrs. Night training flights 3.30 hrs.

1941-11-13

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Cloud cover 10/10. Mist, low clouds, showers. No flying. Inspection of Squadron by Officer Commanding.

1941-11-14

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Cloud cover 7/10. Misty. No flying. Operations cancelled. Usual ground training.

1941-11-15

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Cloud cover 7/10. Cross country and formations flights. 22 hrs. One crew carried out a fresher operational
flights. Operations cancelled.

1941-11-16

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Cloud cover 6/10., gradually increasing to 10/10. Strong wind, Local flying 1.30 hrs. Usual ground training.

1941-11-17

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Cloud cover 7/10 increasing to 10/10. Mist in afternoon, Height test, cross country and local flying. 12.30 hrs.
Lecture for crews on night fighter activity.

1941-11-18

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Cloud cover 6/10. Height test, cross country and local flying. 26. [Illegible]
Usual ground training.

1941-11-19

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Cloud cover 10/10 improving to 7/10. Instrument flying, cross country and local flying 4.30 hrs. Usual ground
training.

1941-11-20

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Cloud cover 10/10, showery, mist. No flying. Inspector general of P.A.F. decorated personnel of Squadron.

1941-11-21

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Cloud cover 10/10. Cross country and local flying 9 hrs. Inspection of aircraft.

1941-11-22

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Cloud cover 10/10 improving to 7/10. Mist Lorenz practice and local flying 6 hrs. Lecture for W/Operators in
evening. Lecture given by Professor Komarnicki on “Peter in Russiea”

1941-11-23

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Cloud cover 5/10. Cross country, formation flying, Lorenz practice and local flying 24 hrs.

1941-11-24

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Cloud cover 7/10. Local flying 3 hrs. Usual ground training.

1941-11-25

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Cloud cover 2/10. Formation flying, Lorenz and “Z Z” practice and local flying 18.30 hrs. Night training flights
1.40 hrs. Two fresher crews operated. Time 9 hrs.

1941-11-26

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Cloud cover 3/10. Slight mist. Cross country, Lorenz practice and local flying 12 hrs. Night training flights
2 hrs. Operations carried out by 7 aircraft over Emden. 29.30 hrs.

1941-11-27

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Cloud cover 5/10. mist in evening. “Z Z: practice and local flying 5.30 hrs. Operation for fresher crews cancelled.
Night training flying 1.40 hrs.

1941-11-28

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Cloud cover 10/10. Low clouds, mist, showers. No flying. Lecture on organization of German “A.A.”

1941-11-29

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Cloud cover 10/10. Low clouds, mist, showers. No flying. Inspection of aircraft. Lecture on Astro-navigation.
Operations cancelled.

1941-11-30

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Cloud cover 10/10 decreasing to 6/10 with slight mist. Lorenz practice, cross country and local flying.
9 hrs. Night training flying 1.10 hrs. Lecture for pilots and observers on Astro-Navigation. 3 fresher
crews carried out operations over Emden, one of which came back without reaching the target. Time 12 hrs.