Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1940-08-01

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-02

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-04

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-05

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-06

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying. P/O. Jokiel and P/O. Bozek and Sgt. Markiewicz. reported from No. 3 Polish Wing, Blackpool.

1940-08-07

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying. Squadron visited by General Sikorski, Polish C-in-C. Station Guard of Honour mounted and Squadron fly-past.

1940-08-08

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-09 - 1940-08-16

Leconfield

Practice flying. P/O. Skalski posted to No.3 Polish Wing Blackpool on 12/8., and P/O. Bozek on 15/8.

1940-08-17

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying. P/O. Glowczynski´s aircraft P.3927 caught fire at 6,000 feet Pilot seeing no fire tried to land. He was thrown out of the aircraft badly burnt. Aircraft Cat 3. Accident took place at Wheel, Nr.Boverley. Pilot admitted to Beverley Base Hospital.

1940-08-18

Leconfield

Weather raining. No flying.

1940-08-19

Leconfield

Weather fine. See appendix Form 541.

1940-08-20

Leconfield

Weather fair. Green Section “B” Flight, sighted e/a at 1910hours, flying at 3,000 ft East between Hull and Spurn Point. Section attacked and e/a crasched into the sea 6 miles S.W. of Withernsea. 4 prisoner taken. This was Squadrons first engagement with the enemy.
F/Lt´s Czerny and Wczelik and P/O´s Gnys, Krol, Malinski, Czerniak, Zukowski and Sgt. Pilots Lysek, Kosarz, Beda and Nowakiewicz posted from No. 3 Polish Wing.

1940-08-21

Leconfield

Weather fair. Practice flying.

1940-08-22

Leconfield

Weather Dull. Practice flying. F/O. Pokrznycki reported for duty from No.3 Polish Wing. Second engagement. Claim 2 Ju 88´s one at sea and other four miles from coast at 12,000 ft. B oth unconfirmed.

1940-08-23

Leconfield

Weather Rainy. No flying. P/O. Wroblewski reported from No. 3 Polish Wing, Blackpool.

1940-08-24

Leconfield

Weather Dull. Practice flying. P/O. Carter attached to 302 from 73 Squadron. Whilst on patrol with blue section, P/O. Chalupa attacked and shot down a Ju.88. previously another Ju.88 had been shot down by Section. On returning to base P/O. Chalupa noticed white smoke pouring from his engine. He tried to glide in but wind prevented his reaching drome. Forced landed in ploughed field adjacent. Pilot uninjured. Aircraft Cat.3. Aircraft P.3934.

1940-08-25

Leconfield

Weather fine. Practice flying.

1940-08-26 – 1940-09-01

Leconfield

Practice flying. No flying on 28/8/40 owing to bad weather.