Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1941-12-01

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Cloud cover 7/10. mist in the evening. Local flights test of aircraft before operations 5 hrs. Prepared for
operations which were cancelled at 16.00 hrs.

1941-12-02

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Fog all day. Visibility 100 yrds. No flying. Lecture for flying personnel on astro-navigation.

1941-12-03

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Cloud cover 7/10. Fog all day. Visibility 200 yds. No flying. Lecture on astro-navigation.

1941-12-04

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Cloud cover 10/10 and mist. No flying. Lecture on astro-navigation. In afternoon two films shown on activity of
fighters and use of Lindholme dinghy.

1941-12-05

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Cloud cover 7/10. slight mist. Formation, instrument and local flights, Lorenz approach practice and tests of
Aircraft 28.3. hrs.

1941-12-06

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Cloud cover 10/10 with low base. Showers and mist. No flying Lectures on armament of aircraft and use of pige [illegible]

1941-12-07

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Cloud cover 5/10. Cross country, bombing practice and local flights 18 hrs. Night training flights 1 hr.
Church parade 09.00 hrs. Lecture on astro-navigation. Operations for fresher crews over Calais carried out by
4 aircraft. 14 hrs. One crew landed at Lindholme.

1941-12-08

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Cloud cover 7/10 mist at night. Lorenz practice and local flights 6 hrs. Lecture on astro-navigation & English

1941-12-09

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Cloud cover 6/10. Formation, instrument and local flights, cross countries 13 hrs. Lecture on astro-navigation
Ground range firing practice for Air Gunners.

1941-12-10

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Cloud cover 7/10. Formation and local flights 13 hrs. Night training flights 4.30 hrs. inspection of aircraft

1941-12-11

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Cloud cover 10/10 improving to 7/10. Formation and local flights, Air to Air firing practice 14 hrs. Night
training flights 2.30 hrs. Prepared for operations carried out by 3 crews over Cologne 16 hrs.

1941-12-12

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Cloud cover 8/10. strong wind. Lorenz practice, cross countries and local flights 18 hrs. Night training flights

1941-12-13

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Cloud cover 10/10 visibility poor. instrument and local flights lorenz practice 14 hrs.

1941-12-14

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Overcast, showers. Local flights 2.30 hrs. Church parade 09.00 hrs. Ground range firing practice for Air Gunners
and lecture on new Lorenz aquipment.

1941-12-15

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Cloud cover 5/10. strong wind. Lorenz practice and local flights 8 hrs.

1941-12-16

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Cloud cover 5/10 strong wind Photographic flight, X-country and local flights 19.30 hrs. One fresher crew
completed operational flight 4 hrs.

1941-12-17

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Cloud cover 6/10 strong wind X-country and local flights 8.30 hrs. Prepared for operations which were carried out
by 11 crews over Brest. All aircraft returned safely. Time 63.30 hrs.

1941-12-18

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Cloud cover 6/10 slight mist at night. No flying. Inspection of aircraft.

1941-12-19

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Cloud cover 7/10 mist No flying Lectures on New Lorenz equipment. Fire and parachute drill carried out by crews

1941-12-20

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Cloud cover 10/10 mist Instrument & Local flights 3 hrs. Fire & parachute drill for crews.

1941-12-21

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Cloud cover 7/10 fog gradually decreasing No flying Lecture for entire personnel on situation in Poland.

1941-12-22

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Cloud cover 8/10 wind and mist Lorenz practice, X-country and local flights 17.30 hrs. Night training flights

1941-12-23

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Cloud cover 7/10 strong mist poor visibility Local flights and “Z Z” practice 2.30 hrs. Prepared for operations
which were carried out by 10 crews over Cologne and one fresher crew over Ostend. 62 hours. One crew landed at [illegible]

1941-12-24

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Cloud cover 6/10 X-country and local flights 5 hrs. Half day off in afternoon and a common Christmas dinner in [illegible] at 17.00 hrs. A.O.C. No. 1 Group was present. Nidnight Mass at 22.00 hrs.

1941-12-25

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Cloud cover 6/10 No flying. Stand by for crews detailed. Church parade at 09.00 hrs.

1941-12-26

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Cloud cover 7/10 mist No flying Stand by for detailed crews which was cancelled at 16.00 hrs.

1941-12-27

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Cloud cover 5/10. Air firing practice, X-country and local flying 6.30 hrs. Night training flights 2 hrs.
Prepared for operations carried out by 10 crews over Dusseldorf. One crew driven back from Dutch coast by a fighter attach. All crews got bacl safely. Time 49 hrs.

1941-12-28

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Cloud cover 3/10. Mist Bombing practice and X-country flights 7.30 hrs. Stand by for detailed crews cancelled
17.00 hrs.

1941-12-29

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Cloud cover 3/10 fog in afternoon No flying.

1941-12-30

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Cloud cover 5/10 No flying

1941-12-31

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Cloud cover 5/10. No flying.