Polish Air Force Operations Record Books 1940-1947

1946-07-01

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

11.05. Weather: Cloudy – visibility good. Nine pilots from 306 Squadron took off from base to carry out Wing Formation flying, amd landed without incident at 12.30.

1946-07-02

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair, with local thunderstorms – visibility good. No flying, nothing to report.

1946-07-03

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair, visibility good. No flying to-day.

1946-07-04

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy, with intermittent rain – visibility good. No flying. A lecture lasting 2 hours was given to pilots on the subject: “Aircraft Handling”.

1946-07-05

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy to fair – visibility good. 3 hours Link Traininer. No flying.

1946-07-06

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair to cloudy – slight showers – visibility good. No flying. Nothing to report.

1946-07-07

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Sunday. Weather: Fair, than fine – visibility good. Nothing to report.

1946-07-08

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair, than fine – visibility good. Flying training consisted of: Long Range Navigation. 25.20 hours and Link Trainer.

1946-07-09

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fine – visibility good. Flying to-day consisted of: Squadron Formation. Pilots had “Dinghy Drill” 2 hours.

1946-07-10

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy, than fair – visibility good. No flying. Pilots were given 2 hours lecture on the subject: “Navigation”.

1946-07-11

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair to cloudy – visibility good. Training flying though the day consisted of: Formations: Photo attacks: Aerobatics: Dog Fighting: Naviagation and Link Trainer.

1946-07-12

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair with showers – visibility moderate. Flying though the day. Formation: Battle Formation: Photo attacks.

1946-07-13

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy – visibility moderate. No flying. Nothing to report.

1946-07-14

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Sunday. Weather: Cloudy with showers – visibility good.

1946-07-15

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

11.15. Weather: Cloudy, showers in afternoon – visibility good. Nine pilots from the Squadron took off from Base with 309 and 315 Dsquadron “Wing Formation”. Landed without incident at 11.50 hours. In the afternoon training consisted of: Formation and Battle Formation.

1946-07-16

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Weather: Cloudy with intermittent rain – visibility good. There was no flying to-day. 3 hours Link Trainer.

1946-07-17

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair than cloudy with rain in the evening – visibility moderate to good. No flying and nothing to report.

1946-07-18

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy with intermittent rain, than thunderstorms – visibility good. No flying. 2 hours Link Trainer. Nothing to report.

1946-07-19

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy with local showers and thunderstorms – visibility good. No flying. Nothing reportable.

1946-07-20

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy – visibility good. No flying and nothing to report.

1946-07-21

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Sunday. Weather: Cloudy with local showers – visibility good.

1946-07-22

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy with slight drizzle in the morning – visibility good. No flying. Nothing reportable.

1946-07-23

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair – visibility good. Dayily flying consisted of: Battle Formation: Aerobatics: Map Reading: p.705501 F/Sgt Grabowski, J admitted to R.A.F. Hospital Cosford.

1946-07-24

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair than cloudy with thunderstorms – visibility good. No flying. Nothing to report.

1946-07-25

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

13.45. Weather: Fair – visibility good. Seven pilots from 306 Squadron took off from Base. Radar Cooperation with R.A.F. Station Earls Coombe. Landed at 16.30 hours without incident.
Total exercises flying lasted 16.35 hours.

1946-07-26

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy to fair, with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon – visibility good to moderate. The only flying to-days was: Navigation: Link Training.

1946-07-27

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair with local thundrstorms and showers – visibility good. No flying. Nothing to report.

1946-07-28

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Sunday. Weather: Fine at first, than fair to cloudy – visibility good. Nothing to report.

1946-07-29

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fair to cloudy – visibility good. Flying training consisted of Sector exercises 2 hours 45 mins. P-705501 F/Sgt Grabowski J., discharged from R.A.F. Hospital Cosford. Pilots were given 2 hours lecture on the subject: “Navigation”.

1946-07-30

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Cloudy – visibility good. Flying training consisted of: Navigation: Sector exercises. Nothing more to report.

1946-07-31

R.A.F. COLTISHALL

Weather: Fine at first, than cloudy – visibility good. No flying. Nothing reportable,

SQUADRON FLYING HOURS FOR THE APRIL OF SEPTEMBER 1946.

MUSTANG III: DAY: 155 hrs – NIGHT: NIL.
HARVARD II: DAY: 13 hrs 20 mins. NIGHT: NIL.
AUSTER III: DAY – 35 MINS. NIGHT: NIL.

Flying accidents: Nil. Reports: Nil.

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For Squadron Leader, Commanding.
No. 306 Polish Squadron RAF.