Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1946-05-01

B.111, AHLHORN

From 0925 to 11011115 6 aircraft carried out Cross Country, Cloud Flying and Aerobatics combined. Two aircraft carried out Low Flying from 0945 to 1110, and two more from 1055 to 1140 flew in Cross Country at 1,000ft. There aircraft tests, in addition to the above flying were the total flying for the day. Total non operational hours 18.45. Total non operational sorties 13.

1946-05-02

NO FLYING.

1946-05-03

NO FLYING.

1946-05-04

From 0945 to 1115, two aircraft flew In aerobatics and formation Flying. After which one aircraft was flown to Quackenbrück, and one was flown in test. Cine Gun flying was practices by 7 aircraft from 0945 to 1110-1125 hours. F/L. BEYER returned from Quackenbrück taking off at 1055 landing at 1125 hours. Total non operational hours 16.00 Total non operational sorties 12.

1946-05-05

NO FLYING.

1946-05-06

Today was mostly spent in Low Level Bombing Practices, of which 16 sorties were carried out. In addition, one aircraft flew to and From Quackenbrück. Total non operational hours 09.20 Total non operational sorties 18.

1946-05-07

10 aircraft carried out Squadron and Battle formation from 0930 hours to 1045 hours. In the same time one aircraft test was carried out from 0945 to 1005. From 1405 to 1525 hours one aircraft flew locally, and four aircraft flew in Cine Gun, Formation Flying from 1410 to 1520 hours. Again Cross Country was carried out singly by W/O. Gruszka, followed by F/L. BEYER. Cine Gun and Low Level Flying was carried out by two aircraft from 1410 hours to 1525 hours. F/S. ALBRECHT carried out aircraft test from 1520 to 1550 hours. Total non operational hours 24.30 Total non operational sorties 21.

1946-05-08

NO FLYING.

1946-05-09

Today the Squadron took part in a demonstration flight of Spitfires of the Ruhr. The Squadron consisting of of 13 aircraft took off from B.111 at 0720 hours, landing at airfield Y.99 at 0750 hours. From Y.99 they took off at 1020 hours to carry out the demonstration flight and landed there again at 1220 hours. Taking off again from Y.99 at 1430 hours, the Squadron arrived back at base at 1500 hours. Total non operational hours 39.00 Total non operational sorties 39.

1946-05-10

The Squadron flew in a Group exercises from 1000 to 1100 / one aircraft landing at 1020 hours / At 1000 hours Two aircraft took off for Cross Country Flying, landing at 1110 hours. There was still another flight in the morning carried out by four aircraft taking off at 1045 hours, and landing at 1145 hours. They carried out Low Flying coupled with battle formation flying. Total non operational hours 09.40 Total non operational sorties 10.

1946-05-11

Taking off at 0945 hours, 10 aircraft flew in Low Level, Pin pointing, Specification target Cine Photo attacks. The aircraft all landed at 1105 hours. Total non operational hours 13h.20m Total non operational sorties 10

1946-05-12

B.111. AHLHORN.

NO FLYING.

1946-05-13

Today the Squadron was allocated time on the bombing range, with the result that whole of the days flying consisted of 45º bombing practices. There was one flight from R.58.
Total non operational hours 21.35. Total non operational sorties 31.

1946-05-14

NO FLYING.

1946-05-15

Formation Flying, Pin point cine gun attacks coupled with low flying were carried out from 0930 to 1050-1110 by four aircraft. A group exercise was carried out by four of the second flight aircraft from 0940 to 1115-1125. W/O. Detka and W/O. Chomacki carried out long range cross country flying from 0950 to 1205-1125 respectively. Total non operational hours 16.25. Total non operational sorties 10.

1946-05-16

From 1340 to 1500 6 aircraft carried out Formation Flying, together with Battle Formation and Cloud Flying. Four more aircraft took off at 1345 hours, landing at 1510-1525 hours after having carried out Formation Flying cine Gun Flying, Low Flying and Cloud Flying all combined. At 1515 hours, 6 aircraft took off for Cross Country Flying, Landing back at base at 1625-1630 hours. F/L. BEYER and F/S. SOSNOWSKI took off at 1535 and landed at 1625 hours, having carried out Formation Flying, Low Flying, and cloud flying combined. W/O. Mitura carried out aircraft test and cross country from 1340 hours to 1530 hours. Total non operational hours 24.35. Total non operational sorties 19.

1946-05-17

With the exception of 6 Flight Formation Sorties from 1415 hours to 1535 /one aircraft landing at 1430 hours, and two sorties taking off at 1415 hours, in cross country flying, landing at 1530-1535 hours, the whole of the day was spent on the bombing range in low level dive bombing. In addition, one aircraft test was carried out by W/O. MITURA from 1020 to 1155 hours. Total non operational hours 23.55. Total non operational sorties 33.

1946-05-18 / 1946-05-19

NO FLYING.

1946-05-20
From 0940 hours to 1110 hours, four aircraft carried out Cine Gun exercise. At the same time one aircraft carried out aircraft test from 0940 hours to 1110 hours. W/O. Chomacki carried out Long Range Cross Country Flying from 1005 hours to 1225 hours. F/L. BEYER carried out aircraft test from 0930 to 1025 hours. From 0955 to 1120 W/O. MITURA flew a navigation flight. Four more aircraft took off at 1010-1015 for Cine Gun exercise landing at 1135-1140 hours. In the afternoon 12 aircraft carried out Demonstration Flight from 1415 hours to 1540 hours. Total non operational hours 34.00. Total non operational sorties 24.

1946-05-21

From 0935 to 1100 hours Cross Country Flying was carried out, by 5 aircraft. Also at 0935, five aircraft took off in battle formation and aerobatics in formation until 1045-1055. W/O. DETKA and W/O. BENZINSKI carried out aerobatics and Cross Country Flying until 1050, 1055. Total non operational hours 15.40. Total non operational sorties 12.

1946-05-22

NO FLYING.

1946-05-23

NO FLYING.

1946-05-24

B.111 AHLHORN.

With the exception of one sortie to and one sortie from B.118 carried out by S/L. SZYMANKIEWICZ the whole of todays flying was carried out at Dive Bombing. In addition, there was one local flight. Total non operational hours 18.10. Total non operational sorties 31.

1946-05-25

NO FLYING.

1946-05-26

NO FLYING.

1946-05-27

Local flying was carried out by one aircraft from 0920 hours to 0955 hours. An aircraft test was carried out from 0925 to 0950 hours. Air to Ground firing was carried out all the day with the exception of one sortie to and one sortie from B.168 carried out by F/O. Kosyrczyk. Total non operational hours 25.55. Total non operational sorties 22.

1946-05-28

There was no flying in the morning, and from 1410 to 1540 two aircraft carried out Cloud Flying and aerobatics. W/O. SCHMIDT flew to CELLE taking off from BM111 at 1415 hours and landing at Celle at 1440 hours. From 14115 to 1535 hours, F/L. Snieć flew in Cloud Flying Two aircraft took off at 1415 hours to 1535 hours for navigation and low level. W/O. Benzinski flew alone in normal navigation from 1415 hours to 1535 hours also. F/L.SADOWSKI flew to and from Quackenbrück, F/L. Tronczynski carried out aircraft tests from 14.40 hours to 1515 hours. W/O. SCHMIDT returned from Celle, taking from that airfield at 1635 hours, and landing back at B.111 at 1700 hours. Total non operational hours 10.25. Total non operational sorties 11.

1946-05-29

With the exception of one flight carried out locally by F/L. Beyer, the only sorties which were flown today were Squadron Formation Flying carried out by 9 aircraft from 0925 hours to 1050. Total non operational hours 14.15. Total non operational sorties 10.

1946-05-30

NO FLYING.

1946-05-31

Formation flying was carried out from 1420 hours to 1530-1545, by 5 aircraft. F/L. RADWANSKI flew from BM111 to B.118 and back. At 1420 hours also, four more aircraft took off for Close Formation, Cloud Flying and Low Flying combined, all aircraft landing at 1545 hours. Total non operational hours 13.45. Total non operational sorties 11.
The total amount of flying carried out this month was slight less than last month, owing to the fact that the weather, together with the fact that there only 15 aircraft on strength, prevented more flying. Practice bombing sorties were carried out, and the averages were for the whole Squadron 38 yards error hight dive bombing and 47 yards error for low bombing.

J. Szymankiewicz D/Ldr.
Squadron Leader, Commanding,
No. 302 /Polish/ Squadron.