Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1944-10-01 – 1944-10-04

BRINDISI
No operations were scheduled owing to bad weather.

1944-10-05
BRINDISI

4 Halifaxes and 3 Liberators were detailed for Supply Dropping by night in specified areas in Jugo-Slavia, and 1 Halifax in Greece. 2 Halifaxes returned with full loads because of weather conditions. The other aircraft were successful.

1944-10-06 – 1944-10-07
BRINDISI

No operations were scheduled.

1944-10-08
BRINDISI

3 Halifaxes and 3 Liberators were scheduled for POLAND. 1 Halifax and 1 Liberator received re-call by W/T. The other aircraft found no reception and returned with full loads, but one Halifax was forced to jettison its load 6 miles North of Bari and landed there.
2. 794583 W/O DZIKIEWICZ W. (AirGunner) was posted from the Unit.

1944-10-09 – 1944-10-12
BRINDISI

No operations were scheduled

1944-10-11
BRINDISI

F/Lt. REYMER-KRZYWICKI (Pilot) was posted to this Unit from Home Establishment.

1944-10-13
BRINDISI

4 Halifaxes and 2 Liberators flew to North Italy on Supply Droping mission. 4 Halifaxes were unsuccessful, 2 because of weather and no reception, one because of weather alone and one because of technical failure. the two liberators were completely successful.

1944-10-14
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2 Halifaxes went to North Italy, one being successful and the other returning owing to weather. 1 Halifax went to Greece and one Liberator to Austria. Bothof these missions were successfully carried out.

1944-10-15
BRINDISI

No. operations were scheduled

1944-10-16
BRINDISI

Scheduled operations were later cancelled because of the weather.

1944-10-17
BRINDISI

5 Halifaxes carried out a mission to Poland, but only one was successful. Of the others, one returned because of engine failure, one received no reception and two others were force to return by weather conditions. 3 Liberators carried out a similar task. one of them got no reception but the maining two succeeded in dropping their loads.

1944-10-18
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3 Liberators went to POLAND. One was forced to jettison its load over that country through engine trouble, one had no reception, and the third returned because of the weather.

1944-10-19
BRINDISI

1 Halifax carriedout a completly successful mission to Crete.

1944-10-20
BRINDISI

No operations were scheduled.

1944-10-21
BRINDISI

Scheduled operations were cancelled during the morning because of weather conditions.

1944-10-22
BRINDISI

7 aircraft (3 Liberators 4 Halifaxes) were briefed for POLAND. One Halifax did not take off, due to engine trouble, another reached the target by D/R only, and failed to get reception. Soon after it sighted what was believed to be an enemy night fighter, and jettisoned all its load with the exception of three containers. the other two Halifaxes also failed, because of weather and one of these was force to jettision over Roumania, through heavy icing.
The 3 Liberators were also unsuccessful, one getting no reception and the other two being forced to return by bad weather.

1944-10-23 – 1944-10-25
BRINDISI

No operations Scheduled.

1944-10-26
BRINDISI

Of two Liberators which went to Jugo-Slavia, one was partly successful, the other failing because of weather. Packages were dropped at one target, but the containers “hung up”. There was no reception at the other target.

1944-10-27 – 1944-10-29
BRINDISI

No. operations scheduled.

1944-10-30
BRINDISI

Operations were scheduled, but were cancelled while briefing was in progress.
Warrant Officers KRZECZEWSKI, URAM, SLOWIK, MACIERZYNSKI and SGT. KOSINSKI WERE POSTED to this Unit from Home Establishment.

1944-10-31
BRINDISI

2 Liberators carried out a successful mission to GRECE.
At the end of the month our aircraft strength was 5 Halifax IIs. 2 Halifax Vs and 4 Liberators VI .
Average daily serviceability of all types for the month was 70%,
We have 7 Halifax crews, and 5 Liberator crews; also 2 Stirling crews who are non – effective as well as 1 incomplete Halifax crwe.

[Illegible] F/LT
Intelligence Officer,
No. 1586 (Polish) Flight.