Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1940-12-01

Tern Hill

S/Ldr. D.E.Gillam, A.F.C, D.F.C., arrived to command the Squadron. F/O. Dawbarn posted to 312 Squadron, Speke.
Hurricane, F/Lt. Kennard, F/Lt. Zaremba, P/O. Langhamer. Duty patrol, Time up:12.55. Time down 13.05. To patrol base at 15,000 feet; no incident.
Time up: 14.15. Time down: 15.00. F/Lt. Tennant, S/Ldr. Rolski, Sgt. Turzanski patrolled base bellow clouds. 9/10 ths cloud at 4,000 feet.

1940-12-02

Tern Hill

Time up: 13.14. Time down: 14.15. F/Lt. Tennant, F/O. Slonski, P/O. Jasinski patrolled Oswestry at 20,000 feet; no incident.

1940-12-03

Tern Hill

Time up: 15.12. Time down: 15,25. F/Lt. Kennard, F/O. Nowak, F/O. Zielinski patrolled Tern Hill. Nothing was sighted.

1940-12-04

Tern Hill

Time down: 15,25. F/Lt. Kennard, F/O. Zielinski, P/O. Rutkowski took off to partol base. Order then changed to “patrol Stafford at 12,000 feet.” Nothing was seen.
Time up: 13.15. Time down: 14.20. F/Lt. Tennant, P/O. Czapiewski, Sgt. Machowiak took off to patrol base at 8,000 feet.
Time up: 14.28. Time down: 15.05. F/Lt Kennard, P/O. Rozycki, Sgt. Jasinski took off to patrol base at 20,000 feet.
Time up: 15.36. Time down: 16.20. F/Lt. Tennant, P/O. Czapiewski, Sgt. Machowiak took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 8/10 ths at 8,000!

1940-12-05

Tern Hill

Time up: 12.52. Time down: 13.55. F/Lt. Tennant, P/O. Czapiewski, Sgt. Machowiak took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10 ths at 15,000 feet. No E/A was sighted.
Time up: 15.03. Time down: 15.35. F/Lt. Kennard, P/O. Bielkiewicz, P/O. Rutkowski were ordered to patrol Shrewsbury at 20,000 feet or below cloud base. Cloud was 10/10 ths at 7,000 feet.

1940-12-06

Tern Hill

No patrol.

1940-12-07

Tern Hill

Time up: 11.12. Time down: 12.13. F/Lt Kennard, P/O Pniak, P/O Langhamer were ordered to patrol base at 20,000 feet. No E/A was sighted.

1940-12-08

Tern Hill

In the evening P/O. Rutkowski made a forced landing and his machine was burnt out.
11 machines took part in Squadron Formation practice in the afternoon followed by practice attacks.
In the evening P/O. Rutkowski made a forced landing and his machine was burnt out.

1940-12-12

Tern Hill.

P/O. M. Skalski posted to the Squadron from No. 55 O.T.U. Aston Down.

1940-12-10

Tern Hill

Time up: 13.05. Time down: 13.30. Squadron Leader Gillam F/O. Wolinski, Sgt. Machowiak took of to investigate N.2 over Ruabon. The weather was very bad, with violent shower of rain and snow.

1940-12-12

Tern Hill

Time up: 09.45. Time down: 10.40. F/Lt. Kennard took off to patrol Point Of Air bellow cloud. Cloud was 3,000 feet and there were patches of ground fog.
Time up: 10.53. Time down: 11.25. F/Lt. Kennard, F/Lt. Witorzenc, Sgt. Putrycki took off to patrol base at 15,000 feet.
Time up: 12.17. Time down: 13.25. Same cection took of again to investigate raid X.14. They saw three Hurricanes over Liverpool but no E/A.
Time up: 12.28. Time down: 13.25. F/Lt. Tennant, P/O Zielinski, P/O Zulikowski took off to patrol base at 15,000 feet. They saw a Hampden, but no E/A. The weather became very bad in the evening and one Hurricane of a section on Sector Reconnanissance landed at Worcester.

1940-12-13

Tern Hill

F/O. H.C.Baker posted to the Squadron from 421 Flight, Hawkinge. Fog all day – no flying.
Fog all day – no flying

1940-12-14

Tern Hill

F/O. D.T.Parrot posted to the Squadron from 421 Flight, Hawkinge. Fog in morning, improving slightly but no flying.
Fog in morning. Improving slightly but no flying.

1940-12-15

Tern Hill

Weather cleared, two Squadron Formation practices.

1940-12-16

Tern Hill

Time up: 12.30. Time down: 13.30. F/Lt. Kennard, F/O Nowak, F/O Zulikowski took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10 ths ad 5,000 feet, and visibility poor.
Time up: 13.24 Time down: 14.44. F/O. Parrott, F/O. Slonski, P/O. Langhamer took off to patrol base below cloud. The section landed at 14.44.
Time up: 14.17. Time down: 15.00. F/Lt. Tennant, F/O. Wolinski, Sgt. Machowiak took of to patrol base at 14,000 feet. Cloud was 10/10 ths at 6,000 feet, but visibility above was good. Nothing was seen.

1940-12-17

Tern Hill

Time up: 13.15. Time down: 14.40. F/O. Parrott, F/O. Slonski, P/O. Langhamer took off to patrol base at Angels 11. No E/A was seen.
Time up: 14.25. Time down: 15.39. F/O. Baker, P/O. Jankowski, F/O. Putrycki took off to patrol base at Angels 11. Weather was hazy and no E/A was seen.

1940-12-18

Tern Hill

Air Vice Marshal Ujejski and Wing Commander Cooper visited the Squadron.

1940-12-19

Tern Hill

F/O. P.H.Baldwin attached from No. 9 Service F.T.S. for one month. P/O. Zielinski posted from 303 Squadron, Leconfield.
Time up: 13.20. Time down: 13.35. F/Lt. Kennard, F/Lt. Witorzenc, Sgt. Turzanski took off to patrol base at 10,000 feet.
Time up: 15.00. Time down: 16.30. Same section took of again to patrol base at 10,000 feet. They were then ordered to patrol Point Of Air, which they did for nearly an hour. No E/A was sighted.
Time up: 16.00. Time down: 16.30. F/O. Baker and F/O. Zielinski took off to patrol base at 20,000 feet. The visibility was by this time extremely bad, with ground fog and 10/10ths cloud at 2,000 feet. No E/A was sighted.
Night and dawn flying, Squadron Formation and D/F practice was also carried out.

1940-12-21

Tern Hill

Time up: 10.32. Time down: 12.02. F/Lt. Tennant, F/O Wolinski, P/O. Jasinski took off to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Nothing was seen.
Time up: 11.35. Time down: 12.45. F/Lt. Kennard, F/O. Wolinski, Sgt. Machowiak took off also to patrol base at 15,000 feet.
Time up: 11.52. Time down: 13.15. S/Ldr. Gillam, P/O. Nowak, Sgt. Putrycki took off to patrol Point of Air at 20,000 feet. No interception was made.
Time up: 12.41. Time down: 14.10. F/Lt. Tennant, F/O. Wolinski, P/O. Jasinski took off to relieve the [pravious ?] patrol at Point Of Air; again nothing was sighted.

1940-12-22

Tern Hill

Time up: [12.38] . Time down: 13.00. F/O. Baker, F/O. Zielinski, P/O. Bielkiewicz took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10ths at 5,000 feet. And nothing was sighted.

1940-12-23

Tern Hill

Time up: 13.52. Time down: 14.25. F/O. Baker, S/Ldr. Rolski, P/O. Zulikowski took off to partol Point Of Air at 15,000 feet. Visibility was bad and no E/A was sighted.
Time up: 15.10. Time down: 16.15. The same section took off to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Visibility was still poor and patrol was ordered to land.

1940-12-24

Tern Hill

While practicing dawn flying this morning F/Lt. H.W. Tennant crashed and was killed.

1940-12-26

Tern Hill

Squadron Formation practice and D/F practice were carried out.

1940-12-28

Tern Hill

Time up: 11.21. Time down: 11.40. F/Lt. Kennard, F/O. Nowak, P/O. Zielinski to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Nothing was seen.
Time up: 12.33. Time down: 13.40. Same section again took off to patrol base at 25,000 feet. Nothing was seen.

1940-12-29

Tern Hill

Time up: 14.50. Time down: 15.40. F/Lt. Kennard, P/O. Zulikowski, and Sgt. Turzanski took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10ths at 3,000 feet. Nothing was seen.
Time up: 15.05. Time down: 15.48. S/Ldr. Gillam, P/O. Jankowski, F/O. Zielinski took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10ths at 4,500 feet. Later section patrolled Shrewsbury. No E/A was sighted.

1940-12-30

Tern Hill
Time up: 13.57. Time down: 14.20. F/O. Parrott, F/Lt. Zaremba, P/O. Langhamer took off to patrol base at 11,000 feet. Cloud was 10/10ths at 2,000 feet, vith visiblioty above good. Nothing was seen.

1940-12-31

Tern Hill

Time up: 12.27. Time down: 12.50. F/O. Parrott, F/Lt. Zaremba, P/O. Langhamer took off to patrol base below cloud. Cloud was 10/10ths at 1000 feet and the section saw nothing.